Quality of life of allergic dogs treated with allergen-specific immunotherapy : a retrospective study

Kotnik, Tina (avtor)

Background: The quality of life (QoL) of dogs with canine atopic dermatitis (CAD) treated with allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) was studied to determine whether the QoL of dogs treated with ASIT (AG) improved compared with dogs not treated with ASIT (CG). Methods: The power of the study was calculated in advance assuming that the AG would assess QoL 20% better than the CG. The CG consisted of 21 dogs with CAD and the AG of 46 dogs with CAD. Validated QoL1 (pre-treatment) and QoL2 (post-treatment) questionnaires were emailed to owners. Results: AG dogs were significantly less disturbed during mealtimes (i.e., had better appetites and scratched less during mealtimes) and caused significantly less physical discomfort to their owners (due to unpleasant odor, the impression of a dirty apartment) than CG dogs. Owners of dogs treated with ASIT were able to significantly improve their daily activities (leisure, vacation, walks, work, hunting), significantly reduce their expenses (treatment costs, veterinary costs), feel significantly less emotional distress (less guilt, powerlessness, sadness, regret, fear, anger, disgust, rage, frustration), and experience less influence on relationships with family members and friends compared to owners of dogs not treated with ASIT. Conclusions: According to our results, the quality of life of dogs treated with ASIT and their owners seemed to improve significantly.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: quality, ASIT, immunotherapy, dogs, canine, atopic, dermatitis, CAD
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: VF - Veterinarska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2023
• Št. strani: 11 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 10, no. 2, art. 10020072
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-143902
• UDK: 636.09:616.5
• ISSN pri članku: 2306-7381
• DOI: 10.3390/vetsci10020072
• COBISS.SI-ID: 138418691
• Datum objave v RUL: 18.01.2023

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Veterinary sciences
• Skrajšan naslov: Vet. sci.
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2306-7381
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523429657

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 18.01.2023

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P4-0053
• Naslov: Endokrini, imunski in encimski odzivi pri zdravih in bolnih živalih