Caretaker Survey on Assistive Mobility Carts for Companion Animals

Melissa Narum's survey data from 2026 evaluates the impact of assistive mobility carts on dogs, cats, and rabbits. The dataset, 1.7 MB in size, contains responses to a 23-question survey covering caretaker satisfaction, animal quality of life, functional task completion, and complication rates. Results indicate quality-of-life improvements for dogs and cats and a high prevalence of complications, primarily wounds.

Use Cases

• Analyze reported quality-of-life improvements for animals and caretakers based on survey responses.
• Investigate complication rates and types, such as wounds, associated with cart use.
• Compare functional task completion outcomes across different species (canine, feline, rabbit).
• Study caretaker satisfaction factors related to assistive technology adoption.

Strengths

• Includes survey results for three distinct species: dogs, cats, and rabbits.
• Reports specific quantitative findings, such as 62% of dogs and 57% of cats showing improved quality of life.
• Details complication rates, with 64% of cases reporting at least one complication and 53% of those being wounds.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect bias inherent to self-reported survey responses from a specific platform.

Provenance

Source

Melissa Narum via figshare

Collection Method

A 23-question survey distributed to caretakers of animals using mobility carts.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 11:15:33; freshness should be verified.