Construction of a Conceptual Framework for Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Dogs With Osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT: An owner's ability to detect changes in the behavior of a dog afflicted with osteoarthritis (OA) may be a barrier to presentation, clinical diagnosis and initiation of treatment. Management of OA also relies upon an owner's ability to accurately monitor improvement following a trial period of pain relief. The changes in behavior that are associated with the onset and relief of pain from OA can be assessed to determine the dog's health-related quality of life (HRQOL). HRQOL assessments are widely used in human medicine and if developed correctly can be used in the monitoring of disease and in clinical trials. This study followed established guidelines to construct a conceptual framework of indicators of HRQOL in dogs with OA. This generated items that can be used to develop a HRQOL assessme

SUBMITTER: Roberts C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8497798 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature