As dogs age, their owner-assessed quality of life predictably declines, with higher mortality seen at quality of life below 76% of the maximum score – though many dogs have high quality of life even when at predicted lifespan
Credit: Juli Leonard for the Canine Neuroaging Program, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
As dogs age, their owner-assessed quality of life predictably declines, with higher mortality seen at quality of life below 76% of the maximum score – though many dogs have high quality of life even when at predicted lifespan
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0301181
Article Title: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in senior and geriatric dogs
Author Countries: USA
Funding: Funds from the Dr Kady M Gjessing and Rhanna M. Davidson Distinguished Chair in Gerontology were used to support the work.
Journal
PLoS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0301181
Article Title
Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in senior and geriatric dogs
Article Publication Date
4-Sep-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared no competing interests exist.
