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The highest possible total score was 100, with higher scores indicating a worse hrQoL. Readability, internal consistency, face and construct validity, and item-total correlations were assessed.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Median O-hrQoL score was 35 (range, 0-87). The questionnaire had good internal consistency (Cronbach's \u03b1\u2009=\u20090.933), construct validity (Spearman's r = 0.38-0.53; Kendall's \u03c4\u2009=\u20090.30-0.43; P\u2009&lt;\u2009.001), and item-total correlation (Spearman's r = 0.44-0.79; Kendall's \u03c4 = 0.34-0.66; all P\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). Fifty percent of owners indicated a negative effect of dogs' cardiac disease on their own QoL, but all owners responded that caring for their dogs either had strengthened (n = 76; 53.9%) or had no effect on their relationship with their dog (n = 65; 46.1%).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and clinical importance<\/jats:title>\n The O-hrQoL questionnaire had good validity, and results suggest that owners' QoL is significantly impacted by caring for dogs with cardiac disease. Additional research on effective approaches to minimizing the negative effects of a dog's cardiac disease on the owner is warranted.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jvim.15791","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,12]],"date-time":"2020-05-12T13:12:24Z","timestamp":1589289144000},"page":"1119-1126","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Validation and preliminary data from a health-related quality of life questionnaire for owners of dogs with cardiac disease"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"34","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0569-9557","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lisa M.","family":"Freeman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University Department of Clinical Science, , North Grafton, 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