Evaluating the Relationship between Well-Being and Living with a Dog for People with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study

Carr, Eloise; Wallace, Jean E.; Pater, Rianne; Gross, Douglas P.

doi:10.3390/ijerph16081472

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“…Regarding pain intensity, Gordillo et al obtained similar results to ours in that most patients with chronic pain report that they had moderate to severe pain [53]. Another recent study suggests that dog ownership provides relief and support for chronic lower back pain [54]. In a study of 382 outpatients of a Pain Unit, Marcus et al [35] showed that the presence of therapy dogs in the waiting room could significantly reduce pain and emotional stress, and improve emotions and feelings of well-being among the family, companions, and health professionals.…”

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Animal-Assisted Intervention Improves Pain Perception in Polymedicated Geriatric Patients with Chronic Joint Pain: A Clinical Trial

Rodrigo-Claverol

Casanova-Gonzalvo

Malla-Clua³

et al. 2019

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Chronic joint pain is associated to an increase in the consumption of medication and decrease in life quality in elderly people, which requires developing non-pharmacological treatments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectivity of a group intervention, based on animal-assisted therapy and applied to elderly people with chronic joint pain and polymedication, regarding the decrease of chronic pain, use of analgesics and improvement of life quality. A randomized controlled trial, two arms and open-label was conducted in a Primary Health Center. Twelve weekly sessions of kinesitherapy; in the EG, these exercises were performed with the additional assistance of the therapy dog. A total of 52 participants (22 Control Group (CG), 30 EG), average age 77.50 (±7.3), women 90.4%. A significant reduction on post-intervention values of pain β = −0.67(−1.27, −0.08), p = 0.03 and pain induced insomnia β = −0.53(−1.01, −0.05), p = 0.03 was found in EG for increasing baseline values. Animal-assisted therapy leads to an additional reduction in the perception of pain and pain induced insomnia in individuals with higher baseline severity. The presence of the dog improves the attachment to intervention and the satisfaction of the participants.

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Animal-Assisted Intervention Improves Pain Perception in Polymedicated Geriatric Patients with Chronic Joint Pain: A Clinical Trial

Rodrigo-Claverol

Casanova-Gonzalvo

Malla-Clua³

et al. 2019

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“…It has been proposed that dogs influence mental well-being by modulating the human physiological response to stress, specifically via attenuation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and heart rate response to stressors [ 8 , 9 ]. Living with a dog may be associated with improved well-being for people with chronic pain [ 10 ]. The human-dog relationship is influenced by both canine and human characteristics [ 11 ].…”

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Human-Dog Relationship during the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy

d’Angelo

Chirico

Sacchettino

et al. 2021

Animals

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The SARS-CoV2 pandemic forced an abrupt interruption of social contacts and interpersonal affective relationships all over the world, according to national directives. Many considerable inconveniences occurred with important repercussions also on the emotional state of people and their pets. We carried out a national survey to evaluate the human-dog relationship in a social isolation context using an adapted version of Monash Dog Owner Relationship Scale, the perception of the dogs’ discomfort by their human owners, and the resilience of the dog through the quantification of symptoms, in time of the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results highlighted that the human-dog interaction was similar during quarantine; however, there was lower owner’s perception of a dog’s cost during the quarantine than before it.

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“…Carr et al [16] Dog ownership and its impact on people with chronic low back pain Dog owners reported fewer depression and anxiety symptoms, more social ties than non-dog owners, and improved well-being.…”

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confidence: 99%