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Guide dogs for people with vision loss
A guide dog is a specially trained dog that has been trained to help a person with visual impairment. The guide dog can lead past obstacles, indicate stairs and edges and more.
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What systematic reviews are there on the effect of guide dogs on people with vision disorders?
Identified literature
No relevant systematic review was identified but nine primary studies were identified [1–9]. The primary studies were not assessed for risk of bias.
References
- Clark-Carter DD, Heyes AD, Howarth CI. The efficiency and walking speed of visually impaired people. Ergonomics 1986;29:779-789.
- Gitlin LN, Mount J, Lucas W, Weirich LC, Gramberg L. The physical costs and psychosocial benefits of travel aids for persons who are visually impaired or blind. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness 1997;91:347-359.
- Glenk LM, Přibylová L, Stetina BU, Demirel S, Weissenbacher K. Perceptions on Health Benefits of Guide Dog Ownership in an Austrian Population of Blind People with and without a Guide Dog. Animals (2076-2615) 2019;9:428-428.
- Lieberman LJ, Haibach-Beach PS, Sherwood J, Trad A. "We now fly": Perspectives of adults who are blind with guide dogs trained for running. British Journal of Visual Impairment 2019;37:213-226.
- Mariko Y, Yamamoto MM, Hart LA. Physical Activity and Welfare of Guide Dogs and Walking Activity of Their Partners. Anthrozoos 2015;28:277-289.
- Mount J, Gitlin LN, Howard PD. Musculoskeletal consequences of travel aid use among visually impaired adults: Directions for future research and training. Technology and Disability 1997;6:159-167.
- Wirth KE, Rein DB. The economic costs and benefits of dog guides for the blind. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2008;15:92-98.
- Deverell L, Bradley J, Foote P, Bowden M, Meyer D. Measuring the Benefits of Guide Dog Mobility with the Orientation and Mobility Outcomes (OMO) Tool. Anthrozoos 2019;32:741-755.
- Whitmarsh L. The Benefits of Guide Dog Ownership. Visual Impairment Research 2005;7:27-42.
Literature search
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Search terms | Items found | |
Population: | ||
1. | 'visual impairment'/exp OR 'visual disorder'/exp OR 'visually impaired person'/exp | 249,108 |
2. | (Blind OR Blindness):ti,ab | 286,792 |
3. | ((No OR loss OR reduc* OR impair* OR bad OR low* OR disorder$) NEAR/3 (vision OR visual* OR eye$ OR sight OR acuity)):ti,ab | 109,672 |
4. | 1 OR 2 OR 3 | 552,407 |
Intervention: | ||
5. | ‘guide dog$’:ti,ab,kw | 154 |
6. | ((guid* OR blind* OR 'seeing eye') NEAR/3 dog$):ti,ab | 628 |
7. | (‘service dog$’ OR ‘assistance dog$’):ti,ab,kw | 252 |
8. | 6 OR 7 | 810 |
Study types: | ||
9. | [cochrane review]/lim OR [systematic review]/lim OR [meta analysis]/lim | 326,461 |
10. | ‘systematic review’/exp OR ‘meta analysis’/exp | 316,146 |
11. | ((systematic* NEAR/3 review) OR 'meta analy*' OR metaanaly*):ab,ti,kw | 325,157 |
12. | 9 OR 10 OR 11 | 417,749 |
Combined sets: | ||
13. | 4 AND 8 | 278 |
14. | 5 OR 13 | 325 |
15. | 12 AND 14 | 0 |
Final | 14 | 325 |
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Search terms | Items found | |
Population: | ||
1. | (MH "Vision Disorders+") OR (MH "Rehabilitation of Vision Impaired+") OR (MH "Blindness+") | 17,092 |
2. | (TI (Blind OR blindness)) OR (AB (Blind OR blindness)) | 47,129 |
3. | (TI (No OR loss OR reduc* OR impair* OR bad OR low* OR disorder#) W3 (vision OR visual* OR eye# OR sight OR acuity)) OR (AB (No OR loss OR reduc* OR impair* OR bad OR low* OR disorder#) W3 (vision OR visual* OR eye# OR sight OR acuity)) | 7,633 |
4. | 1 OR 2 OR 3 | 66,401 |
Intervention: | ||
5. | TI guide dog# OR AB guide dog# OR MW guide dog# | 91 |
6. | (TI (guid* OR blind* OR 'seeing eye') W3 dog#) OR (AB (guid* OR blind* OR 'seeing eye') W3 dog#) | 73 |
7. | (TI (service dog# OR assistance dog#) OR (AB (service dog# OR assistance dog#) OR (MW (service dog# OR assistance dog#) | 182 |
8. | 6 OR 7 | 247 |
Study types: | ||
9. | (MH "Systematic Review") OR (MH "Cochrane Library") OR (MH "Meta Analysis") | 100,703 |
10. | (TI (systematic* W3 review) OR meta analy* OR metaanaly*) OR (AB (systematic* W3 review) OR meta analy* OR metaanaly*) OR (MW (systematic* W3 review) OR meta analy* OR metaanaly*) | 150,058 |
11. | 9 OR 10 | 152,609 |
Combined sets: | ||
12. | 4 AND 8 | 46 |
13. | 5 OR 12 | 97 |
14. | 11 AND 13 | 0 |
Final | 13 | 97 |
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Search terms | Items found | |
Population: | ||
1. | DE "Vision Disorders" OR DE "Blind" OR DE "Blindsight" OR DE "Eye Disorders" OR DE "Partially Sighted" | 13,683 |
2. | (TI (Blind OR blindness)) OR (AB (Blind OR blindness)) | 44,589 |
3. | (TI (No OR loss OR reduc* OR impair* OR bad OR low* OR disorder#) W3 (vision OR visual* OR eye# OR sight OR acuity)) OR (AB (No OR loss OR reduc* OR impair* OR bad OR low* OR disorder#) W3 (vision OR visual* OR eye# OR sight OR acuity)) | 12,362 |
4. | 1 OR 2 OR 3 | 62,459 |
Intervention: | ||
5. | TI guide dog# OR AB guide dog# OR MW guide dog# | 143 |
6. | (TI (guid* OR blind* OR 'seeing eye') W3 dog#) OR (AB (guid* OR blind* OR 'seeing eye') W3 dog#) | 125 |
7. | (TI (service dog# OR assistance dog#) OR (AB (service dog# OR assistance dog#) OR (MW (service dog# OR assistance dog#) | 193 |
8. | 6 OR 7 | 304 |
Study types: | ||
9. | DE "Systematic Review" OR DE "Meta Analysis" | 4,714 |
10. | (TI (systematic* W3 review) OR meta analy* OR metaanaly*) OR (AB (systematic* W3 review) OR meta analy* OR metaanaly*) OR (MW (systematic* W3 review) OR meta analy* OR metaanaly*) | 58,232 |
11. | 9 OR 10 | 58,235 |
Combined sets: | ||
12. | 4 AND 8 | 74 |
13. | 5 OR 12 | 156 |
14. | 11 AND 13 | 1 |
Final | 13 | 156 |
The search result, usually found at the end of the documentation, forms the list of abstracts.; AB = Abstract; AU = Author; DE = Term from the thesaurus; MM = Major Concept; TI = Title; TX = All Text. Performs a keyword search of all the database's searchable fields; ZC = Methodology Index; * = Truncation; “ “ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase | ||
Search terms | Items found | |
Population: | ||
1. | (((DE "VISION disorders") OR (DE "BLIND")) OR (DE "BLINDSIGHT (Visual perception)")) OR (DE "PEOPLE with visual disabilities") | 17,260 |
2. | (TI (Blind OR blindness)) OR (AB (Blind OR blindness)) | 108,421 |
3. | (TI (No OR loss OR reduc* OR impair* OR bad OR low* OR disorder#) W3 (vision OR visual* OR eye# OR sight OR acuity)) OR (AB (No OR loss OR reduc* OR impair* OR bad OR low* OR disorder#) W3 (vision OR visual* OR eye# OR sight OR acuity)) | 25,265 |
4. | 1 OR 2 OR 3 | 141,391 |
Intervention: | ||
5. | TI guide dog# OR AB guide dog# OR MW guide dog# | 646 |
6. | (TI (guid* OR blind* OR 'seeing eye') W3 dog#) OR (AB (guid* OR blind* OR 'seeing eye') W3 dog#) | 788 |
7. | (TI (service dog# OR assistance dog#) OR (AB (service dog# OR assistance dog#) OR (MW (service dog# OR assistance dog#) | 807 |
8. | 6 OR 7 | 1,542 |
Study types: | ||
9. | DE "Systematic Review" OR DE "Meta Analysis" | 13,692 |
10. | (TI (systematic* W3 review) OR meta analy* OR metaanaly*) OR (AB (systematic* W3 review) OR meta analy* OR metaanaly*) OR (MW (systematic* W3 review) OR meta analy* OR metaanaly*) | 159,750 |
11. | 9 OR 10 | 160,462 |
Combined sets: | ||
12. | 4 AND 8 | 326 |
13. | 5 OR 12 | 757 |
14. | 11 AND 13 | 1 |
Final | 13 | 757 |
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