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The Glasgow Outcome Scale was first described by Bryan Jennett and Michael Bond in 1975 as a tool to characterize both survival and quality of life after brain injury. Soon after its publication, it was used in several different large clinical studies of brain injury throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. [3]
Hospice and palliative care includes phone and in-home consultations on a pet's appetite, hydration, mobility, wound care, and pain management. [6] The company also offers an online Pet Hospice Journal which includes a quality of life scale, and a diary to help the pet owner track daily health issues. [ 7 ]
Image credits: thewifeaquatic1 To gain a better understanding of these transitions, we got in touch with PAWS, an animal welfare nonprofit based in Lynnwood, Washington, dedicated to ...
Articles relating to quality of life, defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns".
Rabbits are the seventh most popular pet in the U.S. Whether you own a bunny or want to, you may wonder how long it'll live. Here's a timeline.
In “Our Kindred Creatures,” authors Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy explore the origins of the animal welfare movement and follow the activists who influenced how we treat dogs and cats today.
The RAQoL was developed by Galen Research, the University of Leeds and the Academic Hospital Maastricht, and was first published in 1997. [5] It was the first patient completed quality of life questionnaire that focused on rheumatoid arthritis [6] and is distinct from other questionnaires as it includes physical contact as a dimension of quality of life. [3]
The Glasgow effect is a contested term [1] which refers to the lower life expectancy of residents of Glasgow compared to the rest of the United Kingdom and Europe. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The phenomenon is defined as an "[e]xcess mortality in the West of Scotland (Glasgow) after controlling for deprivation."