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Therapy

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Therapy/Prevention

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This is a therapy/prevention study

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Therapy /Prevention

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Animal assisted therapy, occupational therapy, dog therapy, ASD, on task behavior, goal attainment

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- animal assisted therapy
- occupational therapy
- autism
- on-task behavior

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Occupational therapy, autism, canine, therapy, children, goal attainment, on-task behaviors

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Animal assisted therapy, occupational therapy, autism spectrum disorder, on-task behaviors, goal attainment

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Animal assisted therapy, occupational therapy, autism spectrum disorder, on-task behaviors, goal attainment

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canine assisted therapy, ASD, animal assisted therapy, children, youth, pediatrics, occupational therapy

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Canine therapy, occupational therapy, pediatrics

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Canine therapy, pet therapy, occupational engagement, autism interventions, autism spectrum disorder and animal therapy

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- full text
- limit to RCT
- limit to 10 years or less

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Last 5-10 years, peer reviewed, systematic reviews, full-text

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Within 10 years

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The time of the article, RCT, full text

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English

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Date, English, rct, meta analysis, systematic review, full text, peer reviewed, conflict of interest

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Date, English, rct, meta analysis, systematic review, full text, peer reviewed, conflict of interest

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full texts

dates

RCT

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Peer review
Only research that has been done in the last 5-10 years
MESH terms

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Among children diagnosed with Autism, what is the efficacy of canine-assisted occupational therapy for on-task behavior and goal attainment compared to traditional occupational therapy?

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Is canine assisted occupational therapy as affective as ordinary occupational therapy in increasing on-task behavior?

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What is the impact of incorporating a therapy dog into OT sessions on on-task behaviors of children on the autism spectrum compared to normal therapy?

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What is the impact of incorporating a therapy dog into OT sessions on on-task behaviors of children on the autism spectrum compared to normal therapy?

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Is canine therapy with OT more beneficial in children on autism spectrum than just traditional OT?

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What is the impact of therapy dogs in OT sessions on the on-task behaviors as well as goal attainment for children on the Austism Spectrum as compared to ususal care of OT?

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With children who are diagnosed with autism, is canine therapy more effective compared to no therapy to improve on task behavior?

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Is canine assisted therapy beneficial compared to standard OT

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Is canine assisted therapy beneficial compared to standard OT

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RCT

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Randomized control trial

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Randomized control trial

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Randomized controlled trial

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Children 4-6 y/o
Diagnosed with autism level 1 or 2
No additional diagnosis

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Children diagnosed with Autism who most have had a previous positive experience interacting with dogs measured by the CABTA scale

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22 children diagnosed with autism between ages 4 years and 0 months and 6 years and 11 months.  Children had to have experience with dogs.

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Children with autism , must have had a previous positive experience with interactions with dogs. Level 1 or 2 ASD, 4yo-6 yrs 11mos aged children 

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Children with autism , must have had a previous positive experience with interactions with dogs. Level 1 or 2 ASD, 4yo-6 yrs 11mos aged children 

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22 children between the age of 4 and 6 year and 11 months old diagnosed with autism

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Sample= 22 children ages 4-6 years and 11 months.

Inclusion criteria- Diagnosed with Autism level 1 or 2 according to DSM-5 with no additional diagnoses. Children must have previous postive experience with dogs as measured by CABTA.

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Children had to have a previous positive experience with dog
Aged 4:0 to 6:11
Proficient with English
Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder level 1 or 2
No other co-diagnosis

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Independent: canine inclusion in therapy
Dependent: on-task behavior

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Independent - dogs

Dependent - on-task behavior

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Independent- whether or not the dog was present during therapy session

dependent- on task behaviors and goal-attainment

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Independent variable- canine therapy
Dependent variable- on task behavior

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IV= canine-assisted OT vs traditional OT
DV= on-task behaviors and goal attainment

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DV: Time it takes to complete a task
IV: OT with canine therapy and traditional OT

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IV: therapy
DV: on task behavior

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Positive findings but needs more research because results were not statistically significant but was still effective since it was compared to standard OT care which is also effective

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Positive findings but needs more research because results were not statistically significant but was still effective since it was compared to standard OT care which is also effective

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There’s no statisitical significance related to these variables.

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positive trend for on-task behaviour and goal attainment within the treatment group, results were not statistically signifcant

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There was not a significant difference between canine-assisted OT and traditional OT.

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For the study, the results were not significant in favor of canine assisted therapy

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There were increases in canine assistive therapy. However, they were not statistically significant

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Time spent on tasks was higher with the treatment group than the control group. However, goal directed OT leads to positive outcomes for children on the autism spectrum with or without the inclusion of a therapy dog.

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The quality of engagement displayed by the children within the individual therapy activities, as well as, the level of effort required of the OT to achieve these comparable outcomes when the therapy dog is not present

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Quality of engagement displayed by the children within individual therapy activities as well as focusing on motivational factors within intervention.

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Quality of engagement displayed by the children within individual therapy activities as well as focusing on motivational factors within intervention.

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What other motivation strategies were incorporated within the therapy sessions to facilitate the children’s engagement?

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Is canine-assisted therapy suitable for all children on the autism spectrum?

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THA quality of engagement displayed by the children within the individual therapy activities, as well asm, the level of effort required of the occupational therapist to achieve these comparable outcomes when the dog therapy is not present.

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What remained unanswered is the quality of engagement displayed by the children within the individual therapy activities, as well as the level of effort required of the occupational therapist to achieve these comparable outcomes when the therapy dog is not present.

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The quality of engagement displayed by the chidren within the individual therapy activities as well as the level of effot required of the OT to achieve these compareable outcomes when the therapy dog is not present.