Quality of life measurement in prospective studies of cancer treatments in dogs and cats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality of life (QOL) is an important consideration in healthcare decision-making for pets with cancer. To determine the effect of disease and treatment on pet QOL, this important variable should be objectively measured as an outcome in veterinary cancer studies.

Objectives

To determine the prevalence and methodology of QOL measurement in a sample of recently published reports of prospective studies evaluating cancer treatments in client-owned dogs and cats; to characterize reporting of QOL outcomes and to identify article characteristics associated with QOL measurement.

Methods

English-language reports of prospective studies of cancer treatments in dogs and cats published from 2008 to 2013 were identified using medical research databases combined with a ha

SUBMITTER: Giuffrida MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4895614 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature