Dog-ownership and paediatric neurodevelopmental disorders; ‘pawsitive’ impact: a systematic review
Notice bibliographique
Résumé
BACKGROUND: Owning a dog has been associated with improved well-being and this study focused on dog ownership in children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), especially in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHODS: This systematic review utilised Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) and three databases, EMBASE, MEDLINE and Cochrane Library, to assess dog ownership and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Paper screening and data extraction were performed in duplicate using Covidence. The five domains of neurodevelopment that were reviewed included cognitive, social and emotional, speech and language, fine motor and gross motor developmental outcomes. RESULTS: There were 451 papers reviewed and 16 were included in the final analysis. Despite heterogeneous reporting methods, the impact of dog ownership on children with ASD was positive across multiple domains of neurodevelopment. Fourteen studies reported improved emotional regulation and social engagement in children with ASD with a dog. Improvements in cognitive, speech and language function were reported in seven studies. Additionally, in six of the studies, a pet dog improved family dynamics and reduced anxiety levels in parents of children with ASD. The most common study design included in the systematic review was cross-sectional studies, labrador-retrievers were the most commonly reported dog breed. Eight studies reported the presence of an additional household pet. CONCLUSION: Dog ownership was a feasible non-pharmacological intervention, as part of a global, multi-disciplinary approach for children with NDD. Large prospective cohort studies could investigate the mechanism by which dogs provide positive changes in the life of a child with ASD and long-term outcomes. IMPACT: This study highlights that dog ownership in children with neurodevelopment disorders is associated with longstanding benefits in neurodevelopmental outcomes and has wider-reaching effects on the child's family. This is the first systematic review examining the effect of dog ownership in this cohort and hopes to progress the field of dog ownership in paediatric neurodevelopmental disorders. The lasting impact dogs have on the lives of children with neurodevelopmental disorders should be viewed as a non-pharmacological adjunct to the holistic care of this patient cohort and highlights the potential for implementation of animal-assisted interventions in future treatment plans.
Récupéré en direct depuis OpenAlex et désinversé. Les résumés ne sont pas conservés dans cette base de données : les index inversés représentent 8,6 Go des 9,3 Go de texte de la base, et le serveur dispose de 13 Go libres.
Comment cette classification a été obtenuedéplier
Prédiction distillée sur la base complète
Imitation des enseignantsNi prévalence calibrée, ni vérité terrain. Validation humaine à venir. Apprise à partir de 10 348 étiquettes directes de Codex et de 10 348 étiquettes directes de Gemma. Le mode candidate est l'union des têtes enseignantes seuillées; le consensus est leur intersection. Ces sorties portent le statut machine_predicted_unvalidated et ne sont ni des étiquettes humaines ni des étiquettes directes de modèles de pointe.
Scores Codex et Gemma par catégorie
| Catégorie | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Métarecherche | 0,002 | 0,004 |
| Méta-épidémiologie (sens strict) | 0,001 | 0,000 |
| Méta-épidémiologie (sens large) | 0,002 | 0,001 |
| Bibliométrie | 0,001 | 0,001 |
| Études des sciences et des technologies | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Communication savante | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Science ouverte | 0,001 | 0,001 |
| Intégrité de la recherche | 0,000 | 0,001 |
| Charge utile insuffisante (le modèle a refusé de juger) | 0,000 | 0,000 |
Scores machine (provisoires)
Les deux têtes enseignantes du modèle étudiant, lues sur ce travail. Un score ordonne la base pour la relecture; il n'affirme jamais une catégorie, et le statut de validation accompagne chaque rangée tel quel.
Scores de référence d'un modèle non mature (critères de maturité non atteints, 7 itérations). Un score ordonne; il n'affirme jamais une catégorie.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · tel quel depuis la passe de notation : score_only signifie que le nombre peut ordonner les travaux, et qu'aucune étiquette de catégorie n'en découleClassification
machine, non validéePrédiction automatique; un appel candidat d’une seule tête enseignante, pas un consensus.
Le détail, modèle par modèle et score par score, se trouve en fin de page sous « Comment cette classification a été obtenue ».