一项关于伴侣动物主人对安乐死后自我报告应对方式的全国性调查。
A National Survey of Companion Animal Owners' Self-Reported Methods of Coping Following Euthanasia.
作者信息
Park Rachel, Royal Kenneth
机构信息
Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.
出版信息
Vet Sci. 2020 Jul 7;7(3):89. doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030089.
(1) Background: The human-animal bond is often regarded as a special relationship in which owners benefit from unconditional love and perceived understanding from their companion animal. Thus, end-of-life decisions such as euthanasia may inflict significant emotional impact upon the companion animal owner and result in a complicated grief response. The purpose of this study was to examine the methods American companion animal owners utilize to cope with loss following companion animal euthanasia. (2) Methods: A total of 340 companion animal owners with experience euthanizing a companion animal completed an online survey asking how they found comfort after the loss of their companion animal. (3) Results: A total of 74.7% noted that they mourned privately, 58.2% sought social support, 32.1% adopted a new companion animal, 12.4% relied on faith or prayer and 0.9% participated in a support group. (4) Conclusions: Grief associated with companion animal loss is important. As a majority of clients that euthanized their companion animal mourn privately, the veterinary community must work towards identifying and providing appropriate, accessible social resources for bereaved companion animal owners to utilize, if desired.
（1）背景：人与动物的纽带通常被视为一种特殊关系，在这种关系中，主人能从伴侣动物无条件的爱和被感知到的理解中受益。因此，诸如安乐死等临终决定可能会对伴侣动物的主人造成重大的情感冲击，并导致复杂的悲伤反应。本研究的目的是探讨美国伴侣动物主人在伴侣动物安乐死后用来应对损失的方法。（2）方法：共有340名有过伴侣动物安乐死经历的伴侣动物主人完成了一项在线调查，询问他们在失去伴侣动物后是如何获得安慰的。（3）结果：共有74.7%的人表示他们私下哀悼，58.2%的人寻求社会支持，32.1%的人领养了新的伴侣动物，12.4%的人依靠信仰或祈祷，0.9%的人参加了支持小组。（4）结论：与伴侣动物死亡相关的悲伤是重要的。由于大多数对伴侣动物实施安乐死的客户私下哀悼，兽医界必须努力识别并提供合适的、可获取的社会资源，供失去伴侣动物的主人在需要时使用。
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