From: Evaluation of dog owners' perceptions concerning radiation therapy
Number of owners with a response | ||||||||||||||||
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Question | Mean | STD | Median | Min | Max | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
1 b . How many people were there in the household? | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
How many dogs were there in the household? | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
How many cats were there in the household? | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
2 b . My overall impression how RT was experienced by my dog (quality of life), from initiating RT until side effects had declined. | 0 = good quality- 10 = severe negative impact on dog | |||||||||||||||
2.9 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
3 b . Reactions from acquaintances when informed that my dog had undergone RT for cancer. | Percent | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | ||||
Positive reactions % | 76.9 | 29.5 | 90 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Negative reactions % | 14.3 | 19.8 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Neutral or No reaction % | 11.8 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 = Calm, confident – 10 = Very stressful and inconvenient | ||||||||||||||||
Overall: My own experience from start of RT until side effects declined | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 b . Would I choose RT again in a similar situation? | ||||||||||||||||
Grade the importance of following factors deciding to treat with RT or not | 0 = no importance, negligible- 10 = crucial influence, very important. | |||||||||||||||
My financial costa | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Prognosis: chance for curea | 7.3 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Prognosis: chance for longer life without tumour related discomforta | 9.5 | 1.1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
Severity of expected side effectsa | 6.6 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Number of treatments requireda | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
My investment in time and travel | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |