Dominican Scholar Occupational Therapy | Faculty Scholarship Department of Occupational Therapy 8-12-2019 First-Time Experience in Owning a Dog Guide by Older Adults with Vision Loss Kitsum Li Department of Occupational Therapy, Dominican University of California,
[email protected] Jeffrey Kou Department of Occupational Therapy, Dominican University of California,
[email protected] Yvonne Lam Department of Occupational Therapy, Dominican University of California,
[email protected] Patricia Lyons Department of Occupational Therapy, Dominican University of California,
[email protected] Susan Nguyen Department of Occupational Therapy, Dominican University of California,
[email protected] https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482X19868351 Survey: Let us know how this paper benefits you. Recommended Citation Li, Kitsum; Kou, Jeffrey; Lam, Yvonne; Lyons, Patricia; and Nguyen, Susan, "First-Time Experience in Owning a Dog Guide by Older Adults with Vision Loss" (2019). Occupational Therapy | Faculty Scholarship. 4. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482X19868351 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Occupational Therapy at Dominican Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Occupational Therapy | Faculty Scholarship by an authorized administrator of Dominican Scholar. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Running head: EXPERIENCES IN OWNING A DOG GUIDE First-Time Experience in Owning a Dog Guide Li, K., Kou, J., Lam, Y., Lyons, P., & Nguyen, S. Abstract Introduction: Dog guides were found to be effective in helping adults with vision loss navigate in the community and improve overall well-being. In spite of the vast amount of literature on pet therapy and dog companionship, limited study exists on older adult with vision loss experience of owning a dog guide.