A Stakeholder-Engaged Approach to Development of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Obesity Prevention Among Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Pet Dogs

Stakeholder involvement in research has been demonstrated to increase the effectiveness, validity, and quality of a study. This paper describes the engagement of a stakeholder panel in the development and implementation of an animal-assisted intervention (AAI) assessment and program for children dia...

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Autores principales: Linder, Deborah E., Folta, Sara C., Must, Aviva, Mulé, Christina M., Cash, Sean B., Halbreich, Eli D., Colón, Candice, Sullivan, Sandy, Sanabria, Edward, Gibbs, Debra, Farrell, Terri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Veterinary Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8636006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34869717
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.735432
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author Linder, Deborah E.
Folta, Sara C.
Must, Aviva
Mulé, Christina M.
Cash, Sean B.
Halbreich, Eli D.
Colón, Candice
Sullivan, Sandy
Sanabria, Edward
Gibbs, Debra
Farrell, Terri
author_facet Linder, Deborah E.
Folta, Sara C.
Must, Aviva
Mulé, Christina M.
Cash, Sean B.
Halbreich, Eli D.
Colón, Candice
Sullivan, Sandy
Sanabria, Edward
Gibbs, Debra
Farrell, Terri
author_sort Linder, Deborah E.
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description Stakeholder involvement in research has been demonstrated to increase the effectiveness, validity, and quality of a study. This paper describes the engagement of a stakeholder panel in the development and implementation of an animal-assisted intervention (AAI) assessment and program for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Canines for Autism Activity and Nutrition (CAAN) aims to promote physical activity and wellness among children diagnosed with ASD by integrating activities with their pet dog during the child's ongoing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) in-home therapy sessions. Feedback from stakeholders guided program development at each stage of the research process, including this publication. Utilizing a stakeholder-informed approach was essential for the development of assessment tools, program materials, and program design. Methods that may assist others to effectively partner with stakeholders to implement an AAI among children diagnosed with ASD or related disorders are described.
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spelling pubmed-86360062021-12-02 A Stakeholder-Engaged Approach to Development of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Obesity Prevention Among Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Pet Dogs Linder, Deborah E. Folta, Sara C. Must, Aviva Mulé, Christina M. Cash, Sean B. Halbreich, Eli D. Colón, Candice Sullivan, Sandy Sanabria, Edward Gibbs, Debra Farrell, Terri Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science Stakeholder involvement in research has been demonstrated to increase the effectiveness, validity, and quality of a study. This paper describes the engagement of a stakeholder panel in the development and implementation of an animal-assisted intervention (AAI) assessment and program for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Canines for Autism Activity and Nutrition (CAAN) aims to promote physical activity and wellness among children diagnosed with ASD by integrating activities with their pet dog during the child's ongoing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) in-home therapy sessions. Feedback from stakeholders guided program development at each stage of the research process, including this publication. Utilizing a stakeholder-informed approach was essential for the development of assessment tools, program materials, and program design. Methods that may assist others to effectively partner with stakeholders to implement an AAI among children diagnosed with ASD or related disorders are described. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8636006/ /pubmed/34869717 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.735432 Text en Copyright © 2021 Linder, Folta, Must, Mulé, Cash, Halbreich, Colón, Sullivan, Sanabria, Gibbs and Farrell. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Veterinary Science
Linder, Deborah E.
Folta, Sara C.
Must, Aviva
Mulé, Christina M.
Cash, Sean B.
Halbreich, Eli D.
Colón, Candice
Sullivan, Sandy
Sanabria, Edward
Gibbs, Debra
Farrell, Terri
A Stakeholder-Engaged Approach to Development of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Obesity Prevention Among Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Pet Dogs
title A Stakeholder-Engaged Approach to Development of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Obesity Prevention Among Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Pet Dogs
title_full A Stakeholder-Engaged Approach to Development of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Obesity Prevention Among Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Pet Dogs
title_fullStr A Stakeholder-Engaged Approach to Development of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Obesity Prevention Among Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Pet Dogs
title_full_unstemmed A Stakeholder-Engaged Approach to Development of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Obesity Prevention Among Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Pet Dogs
title_short A Stakeholder-Engaged Approach to Development of an Animal-Assisted Intervention for Obesity Prevention Among Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Pet Dogs
title_sort stakeholder-engaged approach to development of an animal-assisted intervention for obesity prevention among youth with autism spectrum disorder and their pet dogs
topic Veterinary Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8636006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34869717
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.735432
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