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Development of a questionnaire to assess the impact of atopic dermatitis on health-related quality of life of affected dogs and their owners
- Source :
- Veterinary Dermatology. 21:64-70
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2010.
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Abstract
- Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic or chronically relapsing human and canine skin disease that is known to affect the quality of life (QoL) of affected individuals. Several studies have been conducted to develop disease-specific questionnaires and assess QoL in parents of children with AD and in the children themselves. The severity of canine AD is however currently evaluated using only clinical and pruritus scores. Measurement of the QoL of affected dogs and their owners could therefore provide a new tool for assessing disease severity and treatment efficacy. Ninety-eight owners of AD-affected dogs were asked to complete two questionnaires aiming to evaluate the QoL of affected dogs and their owners on one hand and the relationship between them and their dog on the other hand. Statistical analyses were carried out in order to assess the validity of the questionnaires and to select relevant questions for future studies. These analyses resulted in the selection of 13 questions that could be used in further studies aiming at determining the QoL of affected animals and their owners.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
10253 Department of Small Animals
3400 General Veterinary
Health Status
medicine.medical_treatment
Animal-assisted therapy
Disease
Affect (psychology)
Severity of Illness Index
Dermatitis, Atopic
Atopy
Dogs
Quality of life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Animal welfare
Severity of illness
medicine
Animals
Humans
Dog Diseases
health care economics and organizations
630 Agriculture
General Veterinary
business.industry
Data Collection
Atopic dermatitis
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Quality of Life
Physical therapy
570 Life sciences
biology
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13653164 and 09594493
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Veterinary Dermatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3a32fad006852cc15d63ad88648c9318