The purpose of the study was to investigate the clinical reasoning of occupational therapists in the use of therapy dogs. The authors conducted a qualitative study. The participants were eight occupational therapists who worked in different areas of activity. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by qualitative content analysis. The analysis resulted in three categories: the occupational therapist's reasoning on which clients had a need to meet a therapy dog, the occupational therapist's reasoning regarding the planning of the client's therapy with therapy dog and the occupational therapist's reasoning regarding the therapy dog's impact on clients. The result showed that occupational therapists often resonated similarly to those who had a need to meet a therapy dog. One common denominator was that everyone had to prioritize among the clients. Furthermore, occupational therapists described how they reasoned about planning the client's treatment, for example how often clients should meet therapy dogs. Resources were a common factor that determined this but also the clients and the institution. Several occupational therapists described that the therapy dog facilitated their work because it was seen as a motivator to the clients. The result of this study can be used by occupational therapists who want to work or works with therapy dogs and gain an understanding of the clinical reasoning in the use of therapy dogs. / Syftet med studien var att undersöka arbetsterapeuters kliniska resonemang vid användandet av terapihund. Författarna genomförde en kvalitativ studie. Deltagarna var åtta stycken arbetsterapeuter som arbetade inom olika verksamhetsområden. Data insamlades genom semistrukturerade intervjuer och analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Analysen resulterade i tre kategorier: Arbetsterapeutens resonemang om vilka klienter som hade ett behov att träffa terapihund, Arbetsterapeutens resonemang kring planering av klientens behandling med terapihund och Arbetsterapeutens resonemang kring terapihundens inverkan på klienter. Resultatet visade att arbetsterapeuterna ofta resonerade lika kring vilka som hade ett behov att träffa terapihund. En gemensam nämnare var att alla var tvungna att prioritera bland klienterna. Vidare beskrev arbetsterapeuterna hur de resonerade kring planering av klientens behandling, exempelvis hur ofta klienterna skulle får träffa terapihund. Resurser var en vanlig faktor som avgjorde detta men även klienterna och institutionen. Flera arbetsterapeuter beskrev att terapihunden underlättade arbetet för dem eftersom den sågs som en motivator till klienterna. Resultatet av denna studien kan användas av arbetsterapeuter som vill arbeta eller arbetar med terapihundar samt få förståelse kring det kliniska resonemanget vid användandet av terapihund.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:ltu-69132 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Ekfeldt, Sanna, Elmqvist, Linn |
| Publisher | Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Page generated in 0.0013 seconds