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UNSPECIFIED (2006) Hearing dogs: A longitudinal study of social and psychological effects on deaf and hard-of-hearing recipients. JOURNAL OF DEAF STUDIES AND DEAF EDUCATION, 11 (2). pp. 252-261. doi:10.1093/deafed/enj028 ISSN 1081-4159.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/deafed/enj028
Abstract
The organization Hearing Dogs for Deaf People provides assistance dogs that alert their deaf or hard-of-hearing recipients to key sounds, thus increasing their independence and also providing companionship. Fifty-one recipients took part in a longitudinal study to monitor the dogs' working performance over time and to examine the social and psychological effects of having a Hearing Dog. The Profile of Mood State (POMS) questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) were used together with a Hearing Dog Questionnaire (HDQ) specifically developed for this study. There were a number of significant differences in measures of well-being between the period prior to placing the Hearing Dog and the period after placement, but there were no comparable differences during the year-long waiting period prior to placement of the dog. Recipients reported significant reductions in hearing-related problems such as response to environmental sounds; significant reductions in measures of tension, anxiety, and depression; and significant improvements in social involvement and independence. The longitudinal nature of this study supports evidence that these improvements persist for some time after the placement of a dog, with significant differences being reported, in many cases, up to 18 months after acquiring a dog.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
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Journal or Publication Title: | JOURNAL OF DEAF STUDIES AND DEAF EDUCATION | ||||
Publisher: | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | ||||
ISSN: | 1081-4159 | ||||
Official Date: | 2006 | ||||
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Volume: | 11 | ||||
Number: | 2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 252-261 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1093/deafed/enj028 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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