监护人对照顾患有狗认知功能障碍的狗的看法
Tracey L Taylor1, Bradley P Smith2, Susan J Hazel1
1Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
The Veterinary record
|July 28, 2023
概括
照顾患有犬类认知功能障碍 (CCD) 的老年狗显著增加了监护人的负担. 早期诊断和治疗狗中CCD可以改善狗的福利,并减少护理人员的压力.
科学领域:
- 兽医神经学 兽医神经学
- 动物行为 动物行为
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 狗的认知功能障碍 (CCD) 是老犬的一种进展性神经退行性疾病.
- 由于症状与其他与年龄相关的疾病重叠,诊断CCD具有挑战性.
- 有或没有CCD的老年狗的护理经验没有充分记录.
研究的目的:
- 量化高级狗的监护人所经历的护理负担.
- 为了确定与CCD犬的护理负担相关的因素.
- 探索老年犬患有CCD的护理人员的质量经验.
主要方法:
- 使用混合方法设计进行了一项在线调查.
- 经过验证的工具测量了CCD的严重程度和监护人的护理负担.
- 通过开放式问题收集定性数据;统计分析使用一般线性模型.
主要成果:
- 16%的监护人报告了临床上显著的护理负担.
- 影响负担的因素包括CCD严重程度,狗的药物状况以及监护人/家庭人口统计数据.
- 少数被诊断为CCD的狗接受了特定的CCD药物;安乐死和强烈的依恋是关键主题.
结论:
- 对于老年犬来说,CCD的存在大大增加了照顾老年犬的负担.
- 加强对CCD的兽医关注和药理干预可以改善狗的福利.
- 减少CCD的临床症状可能会减轻照顾者的重大负担.
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