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dc.contributor.authorKerr-Little, Andi
dc.contributor.authorBramness, Jørgen Gustav
dc.contributor.authorNewberry, Ruth C.
dc.contributor.authorBiong, Stian
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-14T13:13:49Z
dc.date.available2023-11-14T13:13:49Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-27
dc.description.abstractBackground: Recovery from substance use is commonly seen as a process of integrating social relationships and creating a sense of meaning in one’s life. Dog owners describe a close relationship with their dog that impacts many aspects of their everyday life. Yet for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD), little is known about how dog ownership could affect their lives. The aim of this study was to explore how people living with SUD experience and describe their everyday life when owning a dog. <p><p>Method: Eight semi-structured in-depth individual interviews were conducted with people having personal experience of living with SUD and owning a dog. Data were gathered and analysed using qualitative content analysis. <p>Results: The analysis yielded four categories, reflecting different aspects of dog ownership. Living with SUD and owning a dog was primarily something positive in their life. People increased their social connections personally and within society. They felt a belonging which gave a sense of agency and purpose, and they developed structure in their day and boundaries to their environment. Dog ownership, however, could hinder access to services which was found to be challenging for some participants. <p>Conclusions: The owning of a dog can lead to changes that parallel those of a recovery process. This finding adds to the research on the connection that dogs can provide and shows how pertinent this can be particularly for vulnerable persons such as those with SUD.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKerr-Little A, Bramness JG, Newberry RC, Biong SN. Exploring dog ownership in the lives of people with substance use disorder: a qualitative study. Addiction science & clinical practice. 2023;18(1):1-10en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2179703
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13722-023-00411-z
dc.identifier.issn1940-0632
dc.identifier.issn1940-0640
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/31777
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.journalAddiction science & clinical practice
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleExploring dog ownership in the lives of people with substance use disorder: a qualitative studyen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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