Belshaw Zoe, Robinson Natalie J, Dean Rachel S, Brennan Marnie L
Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK.
Vet Sci. 2018 Jan 18;5(1):7. doi: 10.3390/vetsci5010007.
Dog and cat vaccination consultations are a common part of small animal practice in the United Kingdom. Few data are available describing what happens during those consultations or what participants think about their content. The aim of this novel study was to investigate the attitudes of dog and cat owners and veterinary surgeons towards the content of small animal vaccination consultations. Telephone interviews with veterinary surgeons and pet owners captured rich qualitative data. Thematic analysis was performed to identify key themes. This study reports the theme describing attitudes towards the content of the consultation. Diverse preferences exist for what should be prioritised during vaccination consultations, and mismatched expectations may lead to negative experiences. Vaccination consultations for puppies and kittens were described to have a relatively standardised structure with an educational and preventative healthcare focus. In contrast, adult pet vaccination consultations were described to focus on current physical health problems with only limited discussion of preventative healthcare topics. This first qualitative exploration of UK vaccination consultation expectations suggests that the content and consistency of adult pet vaccination consultations may not meet the needs or expectations of all participants. Redefining preventative healthcare to include all preventable conditions may benefit owners, pets and veterinary surgeons, and may help to provide a clearer structure for adult pet vaccination consultations. This study represents a significant advance our understanding of this consultation type.
在英国，犬猫疫苗接种咨询是小动物诊疗实践的常见组成部分。关于这些咨询过程中发生了什么以及参与者对其内容的看法，现有数据很少。这项新研究的目的是调查犬猫主人和兽医对小动物疫苗接种咨询内容的态度。通过对兽医和宠物主人进行电话访谈，获取了丰富的定性数据。进行了主题分析以确定关键主题。本研究报告了描述对咨询内容态度的主题。对于疫苗接种咨询中应优先考虑的事项存在不同的偏好，期望不匹配可能会导致负面体验。据描述，幼犬和幼猫的疫苗接种咨询具有相对标准化的结构，侧重于教育和预防性医疗保健。相比之下，成年宠物的疫苗接种咨询则侧重于当前的身体健康问题，对预防性医疗保健话题的讨论有限。对英国疫苗接种咨询期望的首次定性探索表明，成年宠物疫苗接种咨询的内容和一致性可能无法满足所有参与者的需求或期望。重新定义预防性医疗保健以涵盖所有可预防的疾病，可能会使宠物主人、宠物和兽医受益，并可能有助于为成年宠物疫苗接种咨询提供更清晰的结构。这项研究代表了我们对这种咨询类型理解的重大进展。
