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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
56
Use of a individualized certified service dog
Total costs
Health care costs, cost of informal care, municipal costs
Time frame: Three months follow-up
Health related quality of life, EQ-5D
EQ-5D is a generic quality of life instrument including five dimensions
Time frame: Tree months follow-up
Cost-effectiveness
Cost per quality adjusted life years (QALY)
Time frame: Life time perspective
Health related quality of life, RAND-36
RAND-36 is a generic quality of life instrument including eight dimensions
Time frame: Three months follow-up
WHO-5 wellbeing index
WHO-5 wellbeing index is an index measuring wellbeing on five dimensions
Time frame: Three months follow-up
Rosenberg self-esteem scale
Rosenberg self-esteem scale measures self esteem with ten questions
Time frame: Three month follow-up
EQ-VAS
EQ-VAS is a Visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 100 (perfect Health)
Time frame: Three months follow-up
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