Institute of Health and Nursing Science, University of Agder, Norway.
Institute of Health and Nursing Science, University of Agder, Norway.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 May;31:104-110. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.02.007. Epub 2018 Feb 9.
Dog visits to nursing homes are used as a structured approach for enhancing residents' well-being. Few studies have emphasized the perspectives of the organizers. The purpose of the present study was to gain insight into the experiences of volunteer dog handlers and nurses involved in dog visits to nursing homes, focusing on what motivated them to contribute and identifying possible factors to successful dog visits.
Individual, in-depth interviews with eight dog handlers and group interviews with 10 nurses from four nursing homes.
Feelings of meaningfulness and joy motivated both the dog handlers and nurses to arrange dog visits to nursing homes. Successful visits depended on shared information and collaboration.
Both groups were motivated by the positive impact of dog visits on nursing home residents. Dog visits may be health-promoting not only for residents, but for the volunteer dog handlers as well.
养老院中的狗狗探访活动被用作一种增强居民福祉的结构化方法。很少有研究强调组织者的观点。本研究的目的是深入了解参与养老院狗狗探访的志愿者犬主和护士的经验，重点关注促使他们做出贡献的动机，并确定狗狗探访成功的可能因素。
对来自四家养老院的八名犬主和十名护士进行了个人深入访谈和小组访谈。
志愿者犬主和护士都感受到了有意义和快乐的感觉，这促使他们安排养老院的狗狗探访。成功的探访取决于信息共享和合作。
两组人员都受到狗狗探访对养老院居民的积极影响的激励。狗狗探访不仅对居民有益，对志愿者犬主也有益。
