Kogan Lori R, Oxley James A, Hellyer Peter, Schoenfeld-Tacher Regina
Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States.
Independent Researcher, Romford, United Kingdom.
Front Vet Sci. 2017 Oct 19;4:180. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2017.00180. eCollection 2017.
The Internet is a commonly used resource for accessing health information. Despite the Internet's popularity in the human health field, little is known about the Internet's impact on veterinarians, their clients, and the veterinarian-client relationship. The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of veterinarians from the United Kingdom of clients' use of the Internet and the perceived impact on pet health and the veterinarian-client relationship. A survey was distributed between January 4 and March 3, 2017, an online link. In total, 100 veterinarians completed the survey. This study found that most UK veterinarians feel their clients access the Internet to find pet health information, yet often do not understand what they read online. Importantly, 40% of veterinarians stated that the Internet has a negative impact on companion animal health. This small-scale study found mixed opinions regarding veterinarians' perceptions of their clients' use of the Internet and the potential impact it has on the client-veterinarian relationship. Research on clients' actual use of the Internet and their associated perceptions is a next logical step.
互联网是获取健康信息常用的资源。尽管互联网在人类健康领域广受欢迎，但对于互联网对兽医、他们的客户以及兽医与客户关系的影响却知之甚少。本研究的目的是调查英国兽医对客户使用互联网的看法以及对宠物健康和兽医与客户关系的感知影响。2017年1月4日至3月3日期间通过在线链接分发了一份调查问卷。共有100名兽医完成了该调查。本研究发现，大多数英国兽医认为他们的客户通过互联网查找宠物健康信息，但往往不理解他们在网上读到的内容。重要的是，40%的兽医表示互联网对伴侣动物健康有负面影响。这项小规模研究发现，兽医对客户使用互联网的看法以及其对客户与兽医关系的潜在影响存在不同观点。下一步合理的做法是研究客户对互联网的实际使用情况及其相关看法。
