Preliminary evaluation of a quality-of-life screening programme for pet dogs
Preliminary evaluation of a quality-of-life screening programme for pet dogs
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00322.x
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Main, D.
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作者：
Mullan, S.;Main, D.
目的：评估一项潜在的筛查计划，该计划将提高对访问兽医诊所的宠物狗的福利考虑的认识。方法：问卷要求主人提供有关其狗的传记信息，从狗的健康和选择的角度评估他们为狗提供的资源（舒适、运动、饮食、精神刺激和陪伴），在视觉模拟量表上对一系列行为和医疗体征进行评分，在视觉模拟量表上评估他们对狗的生活的意愿，并提出改变建议结果：27位主人连续几天完成了调查问卷。两天之间所有参数均具有良好的相关性（P < 0.05）。在测试内部一致性的 16 个预期相关性中，有 9 个是显着的 (P < 0.05)。 26% 的主人在视觉模拟量表中得分位于前 10 毫米，因为他们愿意“承担他们的狗所过的生活”。更多运动是最常建议的改善生活质量的改变（14 名饲主）。临床意义：该调查问卷具有可重复性、可行性，并具有良好的内部一致性和有效性，适合在兽医实践中用于评估福利。
Objectives: To evaluate a potential screening programme that would raise awareness of welfare consideration of pet dogs visiting a veterinary practice.Methods: The questionnaire asked owners to provide biographical information about their dog, assess the resources they provided their dog (comfort, exercise, diet, mental stimulation and companionship) from the perspective of their dog's wellbeing and choice, score a range of behavioural and medical signs on visual analogue scale, rate how willing they would be to take on the life of their dog on a visual analogue scale and suggest changes that would improve the quality of life of their dog.Results: Twenty-seven owners completed the questionnaire on consecutive days. There was good correlation for all the parameters between the two days (P < 0.05). Of the 16 expected correlations to test internal consistency, nine were significant (P < 0.05). Twenty-six per cent of owners scored in the top 10 mm of the visual analogue scale for being willing to "take on the life their dog was living". More exercise was the most commonly suggested change to improve quality of life (14 owners).Clinical Significance: The questionnaire was found to be repeatable, feasible and to have good internal consistency and validity, making it suitable for use in veterinary practice to assess welfare.