Favrot Claude, Linek Monika, Mueller Ralf, Zini Eric
Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Dermatology Unit, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
Vet Dermatol. 2010 Feb;21(1):63-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00781.x.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic or chronically relapsing human and canine skin disease that is known to affect the quality of life (QoL) of affected individuals. Several studies have been conducted to develop disease-specific questionnaires and assess QoL in parents of children with AD and in the children themselves. The severity of canine AD is however currently evaluated using only clinical and pruritus scores. Measurement of the QoL of affected dogs and their owners could therefore provide a new tool for assessing disease severity and treatment efficacy. Ninety-eight owners of AD-affected dogs were asked to complete two questionnaires aiming to evaluate the QoL of affected dogs and their owners on one hand and the relationship between them and their dog on the other hand. Statistical analyses were carried out in order to assess the validity of the questionnaires and to select relevant questions for future studies. These analyses resulted in the selection of 13 questions that could be used in further studies aiming at determining the QoL of affected animals and their owners.
特应性皮炎（AD）是一种人类和犬类的慢性或慢性复发性皮肤病，已知会影响患病个体的生活质量（QoL）。已经开展了多项研究来开发针对该疾病的问卷，并评估AD患儿父母及其子女自身的生活质量。然而，目前犬类AD的严重程度仅通过临床和瘙痒评分来评估。因此，测量患病犬及其主人的生活质量可以为评估疾病严重程度和治疗效果提供一种新工具。98名AD患病犬的主人被要求完成两份问卷，一份旨在评估患病犬及其主人的生活质量，另一份旨在评估他们与犬之间的关系。进行了统计分析，以评估问卷的有效性，并为未来的研究选择相关问题。这些分析结果选出了13个问题，可用于进一步研究，以确定患病动物及其主人的生活质量。
