OUTCOMES
disruptive behavior
The primary outcome was whether the patient complied during the clinical examination or showed any disruptive behavior (yes/no). The Houpt rating scale for overall behavior (Houpt et al., The patient‐ and parent/guarding‐reported outcomes were recorded on different PROM/PREM questionnaires. The child completed a happy‐sad‐face diagram to answer: “How was it like meeting (name of the therapy dog)?”. A score of one was given to a “happy face,” while the outermost “sad face” scored ten.The parent/guardian was asked to comment on two statements: “I appreciated meeting (name of the therapy dog)” and “I appreciated that the child was supported by (name of the therapy dog)” by completing a 5‐category Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” to “completely agree.”Both child and parent/guardian were invited to provide supplemental information by asking the additional question: “Is there anything more you wish to tell us?”.