A Scoping Review of the Benefits and Challenges of Using Service Dogs for Finding and Maintaining Employment.

Purpose Having a service dog can help increase the independence of people with disabilities and they are considered a reasonable accommodation within employment settings. The objective of this scoping review was to understand the benefits and challenges of using a service dog in gaining and maintain...

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Publicado en:Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 27 - 44
Autores principales: Lindsay, Sally, Thiyagarajah, Kavitha
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Mar2022
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          Employment of Persons with Disabilities
          Service Animals
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          Employment Status
          Human
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      ab: Purpose Having a service dog can help increase the independence of people with disabilities and they are considered a reasonable accommodation within employment settings. The objective of this scoping review was to understand the benefits and challenges of using a service dog in gaining and maintaining employment. Methods Systematic searches of seven international databases led to 19 studies meeting our inclusion criteria. Using a narrative review approach, we analyzed these studies regarding their sample characteristics, methods, results and quality of evidence. Results Nineteen studies were included in the review, which spanned across 6 countries over a 24-year period. Our findings showed that the benefits of having a service dog included improvements in employment status, employers' recognition of service dogs as a workplace accommodation, lower absenteeism, ability to travel to work, and other career-related benefits. Challenges with having a service dog included discrimination and exclusion, and lack of employers' awareness of service dogs and people with disabilities. Conclusions Our findings highlight several benefits and challenges of having a service dog in the workplace. More research is needed to explore the impact of service dogs on employment, health and productivity in the workplace and how this may vary by type of disability and service dog.
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