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  • Title: Assessment of companion animal quality of life in veterinary practice and research.
    Author: Yeates J, Main D.
    Journal: J Small Anim Pract; 2009 Jun; 50(6):274-81. PubMed ID: 19527420.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: Quality-of-life (QOL) assessment is a novel field in veterinary medicine. It shares similarities with the more established fields of human QOL assessment and animal welfare science and could prove similarly useful. METHODS: This paper draws on existing literature on human QOL assessment, animal welfare, philosophy and animal QOL assessment. RESULTS: It provides practical recommendations for QOL assessment in veterinary practice and in veterinary research on what should be assessed, how it should be assessed and who should assess it. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: These should assist veterinarians intending to develop their use QOL assessment.
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