Syfte: Att sammanställa forskning som beskriver erfarenheter av vårdhundar för att främja aktivitet och delaktighet hos personer med funktionsnedsättning. Metod: Nio artiklar inkluderades varav sju var kvalitativa samt två var av mixad metod där de kvalitativa resultaten inkluderades i översikten. Sökningarna genomfördes via databaserna CINAHL och PubMed. Samtliga artiklar som uppfyllde inklusionskriterierna medtogs vidare till analysen handlade om barn med funktionsnedsättning. Under analysen identifierades likheter och skillnader vad gäller artiklarnas metodologiska tillvägagångssätt, analysgång, syften samt resultat. Utifrån analysen identifierades tre kategorier. Resultat: Kategorin Vårdhunden främjar meningsskapande aktiviteter visade att barnen upplevdes som lugnare i vårdhundens närvaro samt att vårdhunden skapade meningsfulla aktiviteter. Kategorin Främjandet av aktiviteter i trygga miljöer beskriver att hunden kan bidra till ett icke-dömande klimat där barnen kan utföra aktiviteter. Kategorin Vårdhunden möjliggör delaktighet i aktivitet samt i den sociala miljön visade att barnens sociala delaktighet upplevdes öka, vilket visades genom att hunden underlättade relationsbyggandet mellan barnet och andra personer. Slutsats: Att använda vårdhundar inom arbetsterapi har potential att främja aktivitet och delaktighet för barn med funktionsnedsättning. / Purpose: To create an overview of the research that describes the experiences of service dogs to promote activity and participation for people with disabilities. Method: Nine articles were included, of which seven were qualitative and two were mixed method studies with the qualitative results included in this overview. The searches were made through the databases CINAHL and PubMed. All articles that met the criterias were about children with disabilities. During the analysis, similarities and differences were identified in terms of the articles’ methodological approach, analysis process, aims and results. Based on the analysis, three categories were identified. Result: The category The service dogs promotes meaningful activities showed that children were perceived as calmer in the dogś presence and created meaning fulactivities. The category Promotion of activities in safe environments describes that the dog can contribute to a non-judgmental climate where the children can perform activities. The category Service dog enable participation in activity as well as in the social environment showed that the children’s social participation was perceived to increase, which was shown by the fact that the dog facilitated the building of relationships between the child and other people. Conclusion: Using service dogs in occupational therapy has the potential to promote activity and participation for children with disabilities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:ltu-105756 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Furvall, Alma, Olsson, Johanna |
| Publisher | Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik |
| 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 |
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