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What is Service Dog?

Category: Lifestyle Modifications

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See also: Psychiatric Service Dog

A service dog is a type of assistance dog, specifically trained to help people who have disabilities other than visual or hearing impairment, or medical response dogs. Service dogs are sometimes trained and bred by private organizations. In other cases, a disabled handler may train their own dog with or without the aid of a private dog trainer.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Balance problems 18 13
Support mental / emotional health 14 14
Post-traumatic stress disorder 11 15
Neurological fatigue 8 4
Fibromyalgia 5 5

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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 3
Mild 2
None 26

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Service Dog

Side effect Patients Percentage
Fatigue 1
Paranoia 1

Why patients stopped taking Service Dog

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 1
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Duration

Stopped using Service Dog

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 2 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 20
Usually 8
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 9
A little hard to take 11
Not at all hard to take 11
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 10
$100-199 6
$50-99 4
$25-49 1
< $25 1
Not specified 9
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4 patient evaluations for Service Dog

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Jul 8, 2015 (Started Apr 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for balance problems)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for neurological fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 11, 2013 (Started Jun 22, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for seizure worry)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: As needed
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Sep 1, 2011 (Started Aug 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support social interaction)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Personal enjoyment / entertainment)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support quality of life)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Improve communication)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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