The Effect of a PTSD Service Dog on Military Veterans' Medication Regimens: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.

IF 1.7 2区农林科学 Q2 SOCIOLOGY

Anthrozoos Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-04-23 DOI:10.1080/08927936.2021.1898219

Kerri E Rodriguez, Lindsey M Anderson, Carol A Ott, Marguerite E O'Haire

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Abstract

Recent research suggests that service dogs may have clinically-relevant benefits for military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the effects of PTSD service dogs on veterans' medication use has been largely unexplored. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of PTSD service dogs on medication use among a population of military veterans with PTSD. In a cross-sectional design, United States post-9/11 military veterans with PTSD were recruited from a single service dog provider including veterans living with a PTSD service dog (n = 52) and veterans on the waitlist (n = 44). Both populations of veterans received treatment as usual. Participants completed an online survey of self-reported medication regimens and medication changes. Regression models quantified the effect of having a service dog on physical health, mental health, pain, and sleep medications while controlling for confounding variables (age, sex, relationship status, traumatic brain injuries, and physical health). Results indicated that there were no significant effects of having a service dog on overall self-reported medication use nor any specific medication category (p's > 0.06). However, veterans with a service dog were more likely than those on the waitlist to report that their doctor had decreased dosage or removed medications since getting their service dog. The results of this preliminary cross-sectional research should be interpreted with caution, as future within-subject and pharmacy-verified research is necessary to understand the causality of these findings.

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创伤后应激障碍服务犬对退伍军人药物治疗方案的影响:一项横断面试点研究。

最近的研究表明，服务犬可能对患有创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)的退伍军人有临床相关的好处。然而，创伤后应激障碍服务犬对退伍军人药物使用的影响在很大程度上尚未被探索。本研究的目的是量化PTSD服务犬对PTSD退伍军人用药的影响。在横断面设计中，从单一服务犬提供者中招募患有PTSD的美国9/11后退伍军人，包括与PTSD服务犬生活在一起的退伍军人(n = 52)和等待名单上的退伍军人(n = 44)。两组退伍军人都照常接受治疗。参与者完成了一份自我报告的药物治疗方案和药物变化的在线调查。回归模型量化了拥有服务犬对身体健康、心理健康、疼痛和睡眠药物的影响，同时控制了混淆变量(年龄、性别、关系状况、创伤性脑损伤和身体健康)。结果显示，服务犬对总体自述药物使用情况和任何特定药物类别均无显著影响(p > 0.06)。然而，与等候名单上的退伍军人相比，拥有服务犬的退伍军人更有可能报告说，他们的医生在得到服务犬后减少了剂量或停用了药物。这项初步横断面研究的结果应谨慎解释，因为未来的受试者和药物验证的研究是必要的，以了解这些发现的因果关系。

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Anthrozoos 农林科学-兽医学

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3.40

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18.80%

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>36 weeks

期刊介绍： A vital forum for academic dialogue on human-animal relations, Anthrozoös is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that has enjoyed a distinguished history as a pioneer in the field since its launch in 1987. The key premise of Anthrozoös is to address the characteristics and consequences of interactions and relationships between people and non-human animals across areas as varied as anthropology, ethology, medicine, psychology, veterinary medicine and zoology. Articles therefore cover the full range of human–animal relations, from their treatment in the arts and humanities, through to behavioral, biological, social and health sciences.