Corrigan Virginia K, Nappier Michael T, Bartl-Wilson Lara, Freeman Mark, Werre Stephen R, Tempel Eric
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, 205 Duck Pond Dr. Phase II (MC0442), Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA. Email:
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, 205 Duck Pond Dr. Phase II (MC0442), Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
J Vet Med Educ. 2019 Spring;46(1):56-76. doi: 10.3138/jvme.0317-035r1. Epub 2018 Oct 4.
Preventive health care visits to primary care veterinary practices in the United States have been on the decline over the past decade. One of the main factors that has been identified is a lack of understanding by pet owners regarding the importance of preventive care. The Partners for Healthy Pets Opportunity Survey was adapted for use in this study to determine whether there were differences in perceptions of a veterinary health care team between team members and clients, specifically regarding preventive care specifically within the Community Practice service of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Results of this cross-sectional study revealed that the clients and veterinary health care team tended to be aligned in most areas regarding companion-animal preventive care. There were some specific areas that differed, including a disconnect regarding components of feline wellness visits, reliable sources of medical information, and strength of recommendations from the veterinary health care team. The Partners for Healthy Pets Opportunity Survey could be adapted for use in other university-based companion-animal general-practice teaching environments to better understand differences between clients and the veterinary health care team regarding preventive care and thereby improve educational and service goals of primary care veterinary education. Efforts to better understand and mitigate potential communication gaps between pet owners and veterinary health care teams have the potential to improve preventive care not only in university-based practice but also in private clinical practice.
在过去十年中，美国初级保健兽医诊所的预防性保健就诊量一直在下降。已确定的主要因素之一是宠物主人对预防性保健的重要性缺乏了解。本研究采用了“健康宠物伙伴机会调查”来确定团队成员与客户对兽医保健团队的认知是否存在差异，特别是在弗吉尼亚 - 马里兰兽医学院社区实践服务中的预防性保健方面。这项横断面研究的结果显示，在伴侣动物预防性保健的大多数领域，客户和兽医保健团队的看法趋于一致。存在一些具体的不同领域，包括猫健康检查的组成部分、可靠的医疗信息来源以及兽医保健团队建议的力度方面存在脱节。“健康宠物伙伴机会调查”可适用于其他以大学为基础的伴侣动物全科教学环境，以更好地了解客户与兽医保健团队在预防性保健方面的差异，从而改善初级保健兽医教育的教学和服务目标。努力更好地理解和缓解宠物主人与兽医保健团队之间潜在的沟通差距，不仅有可能改善以大学为基础的实践中的预防性保健，也有可能改善私人临床实践中的预防性保健。
