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The Effect of a PTSD Service Dog on Military Veterans’ Medication Regimens: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study
Anthrozoös ( IF 1.6 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-23 , DOI: 10.1080/08927936.2021.1898219
Kerri E Rodriguez 1 , Lindsey M Anderson 2 , Carol A Ott 2 , Marguerite E O'Haire 1
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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 have 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 (n = 96), 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, gender identity, 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.



中文翻译:

PTSD 服务犬对退伍军人用药方案的影响:一项横断面试点研究

摘要

最近的研究表明,服务犬可能对患有创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的退伍军人具有临床相关的益处。然而,PTSD 服务犬对退伍军人药物使用的影响在很大程度上尚未得到探索。本研究的目的是量化 PTSD 服务犬对患有 PTSD 的退伍军人群体药物使用的影响。在横断面设计 ( n  = 96) 中,美国 9/11 后患有 PTSD 的退伍军人是从一家服务犬提供者那里招募的,其中包括与 PTSD 服务犬一起生活的退伍军人 ( n  = 52) 和候补名单上的退伍军人 ( n = 44)。这两类退伍军人都像往常一样接受了治疗。参与者完成了一项关于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,同时控制混杂变量(年龄、性别认同、关系状态、创伤性脑损伤和身体健康)。结果表明,拥有服务犬对整体自我报告的药物使用情况或任何特定药物类别都没有显着影响(p's > 0.06)。然而,有服务犬的退伍军人比候补名单上的退伍军人更有可能报告说,自从养了服务犬后,他们的医生减少了剂量或取消了药物治疗。应谨慎解释这项初步横断面研究的结果,因为未来的受试者内和药房验证研究对于了解这些发现的因果关系是必要的。

更新日期:2021-05-11
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