Clinical indicators of occult musculoskeletal pain in aggressive dogs

Qualitative research can help to answer broad questions that might inform clinical judgement, such as 'are there recurring themes in the reports of owners of dogs displaying aggressive behaviour when these dogs are probably in pain?' This can lead to the identification of specific variable...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2015-05, Vol.176 (18), p.465-465
Main Authors: Barcelos, A-M., Mills, D. S., Zulch, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Animal Welfare
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Behaviour
Case-Control Studies
Clinics
Dog Diseases - psychology
Dogs
Female
Human‐animal interactions
Male
Musculoskeletal
Musculoskeletal Pain - psychology
Musculoskeletal Pain - veterinary
Pain
Qualitative Research
Veterinarians
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Summary:Qualitative research can help to answer broad questions that might inform clinical judgement, such as 'are there recurring themes in the reports of owners of dogs displaying aggressive behaviour when these dogs are probably in pain?' This can lead to the identification of specific variables that can subsequently be assessed statistically using an epidemiological or experimental approach if a suitably large population can be identified ( Green and Britten 1998 ). [...]the authors aimed to qualitatively analyse a sample of cases involving aggressive behaviour by dogs in which a relevant painful focus was identified versus a control group with a similar initial presenting complaint in which no relevant medical complication was identified. [...]no attempt was made to determine a level of statistical confidence in the findings reported here.
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.102823