Table 2.

Original and Adapted Measures Developed for Dog Owners (N = 20).

Scale (Cronbach’s α)	Items	Response Set	Item Source
Dog as Pain Reliever (α = 0.72)	Spending time with my dog reduces my physical pain. My dog seems to know when my pain is at its worst. My dog provides a positive distraction from my pain. My dog takes my mind off my pain. My dog knows when I’m in pain.*	1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree	Adapted from Marcus et al., (2012) themes verbalized by therapy dog participants (see Table 4) * Original item developed from interviews
Dog as Stress Reliever (α = 0.83)	Spending time with my dog helps bring me away from my stress. Petting my dog gets rid of my stress. My dog’s attitude and responses are soothing.*	1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree	Adapted from Marcus et al., (2012) themes verbalized by therapy dog participants (see Table 4) * Original item developed from interviews
Dog as Unconditional Support (α = 0.72)	My dog is not judgemental.* My dogs listens to me.* My dog allows me to cry when I need to.* My dog provides me with unconditional love.* My dog asks for nothing in return. *	1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree	* Original item developed from interviews
Dog Gives Meaning and Purpose (α = 0.95)	My dog makes me hopeful about the future. My dog helps me to reach my goals in life. My dog gives my life meaning. My dog gives my life purpose. My dog gives me a reason to keep going.*	1 = never to 5 = most of the time	Adapted from PROMIS Parent Proxy Bank (2015) V1.0 Meaning and Purpose Short Form 4A * Original item developed from interviews
Dog Provides Structure and Routine (α = 0.81)	Caring for my dog gives my life structure.* Caring for my dog requires following a certain routine. *	1 = never to 5 = most of the time	* Original item developed from interviews