Not exact matches
Successful weight loss (30 dogs) was associated with increased vitality
scores (P < 0.001), and decreased
scores for both
emotional disturbance (P < 0.001) and pain (P < 0.001); but there was no change in anxiety (P = 0.09)(German et al. 2012).
The completed questionnaire responses were transformed into
scores (scale 0 6) corresponding to each of four domains: vitality,
emotional disturbance, anxiety, and pain.
However, almost half of the participants who met criteria for psychiatric cases also
scored high on the depressive subscale of the DBC - A, therefore suggesting that depression is a significant problem in people who show
emotional and behavioural
disturbances.