ABSTRACT Guide dog (GD) mobility is part of the broader field of Orientation and Mobility, but there is a service gap between the numbers of people who have a GD and those who could benefit from GD mobility. There is also a shift in the GD industry from standardized GD services that focus on dog production and capability toward person-centered practice. There is a resulting need to measure the person-centered outcomes of GD mobility training, but to date no appropriate measures have been available. This embedded, mixed methods study with a QUAL/quan priority investigated the benefits of guide dog mobility with clients (n = 51) from Guide Dogs Victoria, Australia using grounded theory methodology, as a foundation for measuring the outcomes of guide dog mobility training. In 2015–2016, semi-structured interviews explored clients’ lifestyle choices, functional vision, orientation and mobility skills, and guide dog mobility. Two new assessment tools were also piloted, comprised of co-rated, behaviorally anchored ordinal scales, with ratings warranted by participants’ comments. The tools were feasible to implement and reduced qualitative information about Orientation and Mobility Outcomes (OMO) and Vision-Related Outcomes in Orientation and Mobility (VROOM) each to a number out of 50, facilitating comparisons. The study found that a guide dog (1) enabled and improved travel, (2) fostered connections, (3) enhanced wellbeing, and (4) empowered clients. The OMO tool captured these benefits, showing content validity as an outcome measure to evaluate GD training programs. The resulting measurement data could be used to review the results of guide dog production, evaluate client readiness, inform matching decisions, customize client–dog training, and measure the person-centered outcomes that ensue from guide dog mobility. The novel functional measurement methodology and VROOM/OMO template provide a model for development of further functional outcome measures, including a GD assessment/matching tool that includes human and GD factors.

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使用定向和移动结果 (OMO) 工具衡量导盲犬移动的好处

摘要 导盲犬 (GD) 流动性是定位和流动性更广泛领域的一部分，但拥有 GD 的人数与可从 GD 流动性中受益的人数之间存在服务差距。GD 行业也从专注于狗生产和能力的标准化 GD 服务转向以人为本的实践。因此需要衡量 GD 流动性训练的以人为本的结果，但迄今为止还没有适当的措施可用。这项具有 QUAL/quan 优先级的嵌入式混合方法研究使用扎根理论方法研究了澳大利亚维多利亚州导盲犬协会的客户（n = 51）导盲犬移动的好处，作为衡量导盲犬移动训练结果的基础。2015-2016 年，半结构化访谈探讨了客户的生活方式选择，功能性视觉、定向和移动技能，以及导盲犬的移动性。还试用了两种新的评估工具，包括共同评分的、行为锚定的序数量表，评分由参与者的评论决定。这些工具可用于实施并将有关定向和移动结果 (OMO) 和视觉相关的定向和移动结果 (VROOM) 的定性信息减少到 50 个中的数量，从而促进比较。研究发现，导盲犬 (1) 促进并改善了旅行，(2) 促进了联系，(3) 增强了幸福感，以及 (4) 赋予客户权力。OMO 工具抓住了这些好处，将内容有效性作为评估 GD 培训计划的结果衡量标准。由此产生的测量数据可用于审查导盲犬生产的结果，评估客户的准备情况，为匹配决策提供信息，定制客户-狗训练，并衡量导盲犬移动带来的以人为本的结果。新的功能测量方法和 VROOM/OMO 模板为进一步功能结果测量的开发提供了一个模型，包括一个包含人和 GD 因素的 GD 评估/匹配工具。