“La utilidad de la terapia asistida con perros en la volición de niños y niñas de 2 a 7 años con parálisis cerebral del centro el despertar de los ángeles de Riobamba.”

Abstract

The development of this research project was carried out in the City of Riobamba, Province of Chimborazo, with a population of 17 patients among children aged 2 to 7 years old with a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy from the El Despertar Rehabilitation Center. of the Angels, during the October-January 2018 period, in which it is tried to determine if the Assisted Therapy with Dogs is of utility for the development of the volition of the referred population, as evaluation instruments the Volition Questionnaire was used Pediatric (PVQ) and observation based on a descriptive study. The results showed that the majority of the population improved significantly between the first and second application of the test and those who did not did not show a decrease in their scores between the first and second application of the same, in this way the hypothesis was verified which indicates that dog-assisted therapy influences the development of the volition of boys and girls with cerebral palsy