Influence of Owner Personality and Other Owner-, Cat- and Treatment-Related Factors on the Perception of Quality of Life in Cats With Hyperthyroidism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessment of quality-of-life (QoL) is becoming increasingly important in veterinary medicine. In human medicine, it is known that the assessor's personality might affect QoL.

Objective

To evaluate the impact of owner personality and other owner, cat, and treatment-related factors on the health-related QoL (HRQoL) of hyperthyroid cats.

Animals

Five hundred hyperthyroid cats.

Methods

A prospective, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study, conducted between April 2023 and February 2024. Owners completed the HyperthyroidismQoL-cat and the Big Five Inventory-2 to assess the cat's HRQoL and owner's five personality domains, respectively. Additional information about owner-, cat-, and treatment-related factors was collected. Univariable and multivariabl

SUBMITTER: Muthmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11998023 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature