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| Name | Class |
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| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden | OTHER_GOV |
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For persons with impairments and certain illnesses the use of service dogs may have positive effect. The effects of using these dogs to assist in every day life need to be studied further.The aim of the study was to assess how health care consumption was effected by using certified service dogs and to study the cost-effectiveness of having a certified service dog.
This is an exploratory before and after study with the aim to study how health care consumption was effected by using certified service dogs and to study the cost-effectiveness of having a certified service dog. Data was collected before the education of the dog started and the follow-up was made three months after completion of the education. Data was collected on Health care consumption and outcomes in terms Health related quality of life and Health outcomes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Service dogs | Other | Single arm study using a before after design where Before represent having a regular companion dog and after represent having a certified service dog |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Service dog | Other | Use of a individualized certified service dog |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Total costs | Health care costs, cost of informal care, municipal costs | Three months follow-up |
| Health related quality of life, EQ-5D | EQ-5D is a generic quality of life instrument including five dimensions | Tree months follow-up |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Cost-effectiveness | Cost per quality adjusted life years (QALY) | Life time perspective |
| Health related quality of life, RAND-36 | RAND-36 is a generic quality of life instrument including eight dimensions |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Lars-Åke Levin, Professor | Linkoeping University | Study Director |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29945630 | Derived | Lundqvist M, Levin LA, Roback K, Alwin J. The impact of service and hearing dogs on health-related quality of life and activity level: a Swedish longitudinal intervention study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Jun 27;18(1):497. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3014-0. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003920 | Diabetes Mellitus |
| D004827 | Epilepsy |
| ID | Term |
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| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
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| Three months follow-up |
| WHO-5 wellbeing index | WHO-5 wellbeing index is an index measuring wellbeing on five dimensions | Three months follow-up |
| Rosenberg self-esteem scale | Rosenberg self-esteem scale measures self esteem with ten questions | Three month follow-up |
| EQ-VAS | EQ-VAS is a Visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 100 (perfect Health) | Three months follow-up |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |