‘More people talk to you when you have a dog’ – dogs as catalysts for social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.
Abstract: Background: Research has shown Australian group homes, and supported living options, fail to support people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) to develop social connections. This pilot study evaluates the effectiveness of a visiting dog walking program to facilitate encounters with other...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 62; no. 10; pp. 833 - 842 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2018
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=131861946&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 131861946 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09642633 EUL jtl: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research issn: 09642633 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Oct2018 vid: 62 iid: 10 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 131861946 131861946 131861946 10.1111/jir.12538 131861946 ppf: 833 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: ‘More people talk to you when you have a dog’ – dogs as catalysts for social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. aug: au: Bould, E. Bigby, C. Bennett, P. C. Howell, T. J. affil: Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia sug: subj: Social Inclusion Dogs Intellectual Disability Program Evaluation Walking Human Pilot Studies Adult Comparative Studies Qualitative Studies Adult: 19-44 years ab: Abstract: Background: Research has shown Australian group homes, and supported living options, fail to support people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) to develop social connections. This pilot study evaluates the effectiveness of a visiting dog walking program to facilitate encounters with other community members. Method: Sixteen adults with IDs were assigned to one of two groups, matched on key characteristics. Group 1 had 14, 1‐hour outings in the community with a dog and their handler; Group 2 had 14 outings with a handler alone, followed by an additional five outings with a handler and a dog. Within and between group differences were analysed according to number of encounters when a dog was present and absent. Qualitative data provided insights into the nature of these encounters. Results: The number of encounters was significantly higher when a dog was present than when participants went out into the community with a handler alone. This pattern was reflected in the qualitative data, which also suggested the presence of a dog helped to break social norms about speaking to strangers and discourage disrespect towards people with IDs. Conclusions: A dog walking program has the potential to encourage convivial encounters, which in the long term could be catalysts to help people with IDs build social connections in their communities; this should be further explored. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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