Adams C L, Bonnett B N, Meek A H
University of Guelph, Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, Canada.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2000 Nov 1;217(9):1303-9. doi: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.1303.
To identify predictors of grief and client desires and needs as they relate to pet death.
Cross-sectional mail survey.
177 clients, from 14 randomly selected veterinary practices, whose cat or dog died between 6 and 43 days prior to returning the completed questionnaire.
Veterinary practices were contacted weekly to obtain the names of clients whose pets had died until approximately 200 clients were identified. Clients were contacted by telephone, and a questionnaire designed to measure grief associated with pet death was mailed to those willing to participate within 1 to 14 days of their pet's death. The questionnaire measured potential correlates and modifiers of grief and included three outcome measures: social/emotional and physical consequences, thought processes, and despair. Demographic data were also collected.
Approximately 30% of participants experienced severe grief. The most prominent risk factors for grief included level of attachment, euthanasia, societal attitudes toward pet death, and professional support from the veterinary team.
Bivariate and multivariate analyses highlighted the impact owners' attitudes about euthanasia and professional intervention by the veterinary team had on reactions to pet death. Owners' perceptions of societal attitudes, also a predictor of grief, indicate that grief for pets is different than grief associated with other losses.
确定与宠物死亡相关的悲伤预测因素以及客户的愿望和需求。
横断面邮寄调查。
从14家随机选择的兽医诊所选取177名客户，他们的猫或狗在返回填好的问卷前6至43天死亡。
每周联系兽医诊所获取宠物已死亡客户的姓名，直至确定约200名客户。通过电话联系客户，并将一份旨在测量与宠物死亡相关悲伤情绪的问卷邮寄给那些在宠物死亡后1至14天内愿意参与的客户。该问卷测量了悲伤情绪的潜在相关因素和调节因素，并包括三项结果指标：社会/情感和身体后果、思维过程以及绝望情绪。还收集了人口统计学数据。
约30%的参与者经历了严重悲伤。悲伤最显著的风险因素包括情感依恋程度、安乐死、社会对宠物死亡的态度以及兽医团队的专业支持。
双变量和多变量分析突出了主人对安乐死的态度以及兽医团队的专业干预对宠物死亡反应的影响。主人对社会态度的认知也是悲伤的一个预测因素，这表明对宠物的悲伤不同于与其他损失相关的悲伤。
