ArticleJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association2023
Development and validation of a novel instrument to capture companion dog mortality data: the Dog Aging Project End of Life Survey.
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- The Dog Aging Project End of Life Survey reveals owners' perceptions of canine death and highlights areas to improve client education.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2026Article
- Owner-reported experiences are similar for dogs experiencing euthanasia or unassisted death: evaluation of the Dog Aging Project's End of Life Survey free-text responses.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2026Article
- Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal's Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, Brazil.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- A mapping review of worldwide current and previous cohort research programmes in cats and dogs.PloS one · 2025Review
- How can we achieve more accurate reporting of average dog lifespan?Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2024Review
- Analysis of 2,570 responses to Dog Aging Project End of Life Survey demonstrates that euthanasia is associated with cause of death but not age.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2024Article
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objectiveThe researchers and clinicians within the Dog Aging Project (DAP), a longitudinal cohort study of aging in companion dogs, created and validated a novel survey instrument titled the End of Life Survey (EOLS) to gather owner-reported mortality data about companion dogs. SAMPLE: Bereaved dog owners who participated in the refinement, face validity assessment, or reliability assessment of the EOLS (n = 42) and/or completed the entire survey between January 20 and March 24, 2021 (646). PROCEDURES: The EOLS was created and modified by veterinary health professionals and human gerontology experts using published literature, clinical veterinary experience, previously created DAP surveys, and feedback from a pilot study conducted with bereaved dog owners. The EOLS was subjected to qualitative validation methods and post hoc free-text analysis to evaluate its ability to thoroughly capture scientifically relevant aspects of companion dogs' deaths.
resultsThe EOLS was well received with excellent face validity as assessed by dog owners and experts. The EOLS had fair to substantial reliability for the 3 validation themes-cause of death (κ = 0.73; 95% CI, 0.5 to 0.95), perimortem quality of life (κ = 0.49; 95% CI, 0.26 to 0.73), and reason for euthanasia (κ = 0.3; 95% CI, 0.08 to 0.52)-and had no need for any substantial content alterations based on free-text analysis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The EOLS has proven to be a well-accepted, comprehensive, and valid instrument for capturing owner-reported companion dog mortality data and has the potential to enhance veterinarians' ability to care for the aging dog population by illuminating their understanding of companion dogs' end-of-life experiences.
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