University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences, Large Animal Sciences, Hoejbakkegaard Allé 5, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark.
Prev Vet Med. 2013 Apr 1;109(1-2):83-91. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.06.004. Epub 2012 Jul 24.
At present Denmark has no central database holding records of equine health and disease. Nor have attitudes to the establishment of a national database, and the concerns it raises, been investigated in a systematic way. The objective of the present study was to assess the attitudes and concerns of potential database stakeholders. Attitudes to participation, and the location, financing and management of the proposed database, together with any concerns it raises, were investigated in a questionnaire study of 13 potential stakeholder groups in Denmark (in total, 1581 questionnaire recipients and 717 respondents): equine veterinarians, researchers, veterinary students, animal welfare organization representatives, horse owners, trainers, farriers, representatives from authorities, ordinary citizens, and representatives of laboratories, and insurance, medical equipment and pharmaceutical companies. Proportions were calculated for pre-categorised responses, and supplementary attitudes were extracted from qualitative responses. Eighty-six percent of respondents stated a positive interest in providing data for the database; the percentage for veterinarians was 90%. Data contribution was regarded as feasible by many of the stakeholder groups; this willingness to provide data, however, depended on the implementation of a very user-friendly system. Requirements included an electronic, simple, and time-efficient data reporting system. Most respondents felt the database should be financed via horse owners through mandatory contributions linked to each horse. Disagreement appeared to arise over data ownership, accessibility, and location. These and other issues need further elaboration in order to find a solution that is acceptable for all stakeholders. It may be advisable to collect and store data in more than one database.
目前，丹麦没有集中的数据库来记录马的健康和疾病信息。也没有系统地调查建立国家数据库的态度以及它所引发的担忧。本研究的目的是评估潜在数据库利益相关者的态度和关注点。通过对丹麦 13 个潜在利益相关者群体（总共 1581 名问卷收件人和 717 名受访者）进行问卷调查，研究了他们对参与、数据库的位置、融资和管理的态度，以及它所引发的任何担忧：马兽医、研究人员、兽医学生、动物福利组织代表、马主、教练、蹄铁匠、来自当局的代表、普通公民，以及来自实验室、保险、医疗设备和制药公司的代表。对预先分类的回复计算了比例，并从定性回复中提取了补充态度。86%的受访者表示对为数据库提供数据有积极的兴趣；兽医的比例为 90%。许多利益相关者群体认为数据贡献是可行的；然而，这种提供数据的意愿取决于实施一个非常用户友好的系统。要求包括一个电子的、简单的和高效的报告系统。大多数受访者认为数据库应该通过马主通过与每匹马相关的强制性捐款来融资。在数据所有权、可访问性和位置方面似乎存在分歧。这些和其他问题需要进一步阐述，以找到一个所有利益相关者都能接受的解决方案。收集和存储数据可能需要在多个数据库中进行。
