Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
Center for E-Learning, Didactics and Educational Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
Equine Vet J. 2024 Sep;56(5):1050-1058. doi: 10.1111/evj.14001. Epub 2023 Sep 12.
Digital recording and storage of health data are becoming increasingly important in the fields of both human and veterinary medicine. There is currently a lack of information on the level of digitalisation among equine veterinarians in Germany and their attitudes towards advanced digitalisation.
To collect opinions of equine veterinarians about (1) digital data collection in pre-purchase examinations (PPEs), and (2) the establishment of an equine health database in Germany.
Cross-sectional survey.
An online survey was developed and distributed via email exclusively to equine veterinarians in Germany. After 40 days of data collection, answers were used for descriptive statistical analyses.
The survey was sent to 1055 recipients, of which 147 (13.9%) participated and 130 survey responses from equine veterinarians could be used for analyses. Most respondents were working in an equine practice (77.9%) and performing PPEs (93.8%), for which they mostly used printed protocols (86.0%). The PPE protocol of the German Equine Veterinary Association as a paper print was the format most frequently used (47.1%). The majority of participating equine veterinarians (90.2%) would use a digital protocol for PPEs if available. Concerns were expressed about user-friendliness (55.9%) and integration into the daily veterinary routine (54.6%). Regarding the establishment of an equine health database, 72.3% of the respondents stated they would appreciate it. However, about one-third would support such a development only under certain conditions: guaranteed data safety, collection of objective data or involving the opinion of other stakeholders.
Low response rate, potential non-response bias and wide range of question topics.
A positive attitude towards digital PPEs and an equine health database in Germany became apparent. To facilitate further progress, it would be crucial to consider the concerns and conditions identified in this study to generate maximum compliance.
在人类医学和兽医领域，健康数据的数字化记录和存储变得越来越重要。目前，德国兽医对数字化的程度以及对高级数字化的态度缺乏信息。
收集德国兽医对（1）在购买前检查（PPE）中进行数字数据收集，以及（2）在德国建立马健康数据库的意见。
横断面调查。
开发了一项在线调查，并通过电子邮件专门分发给德国的兽医。在收集数据 40 天后，使用描述性统计分析来分析答案。
该调查发送给了 1055 位收件人，其中 147 位（13.9%）参与了调查，从 130 位兽医那里获得了可用于分析的马兽医调查回复。大多数受访者在马诊所工作（77.9%）并进行 PPE（93.8%），他们主要使用打印协议（86.0%）。德国兽医协会的 PPE 协议作为纸质打印件是最常用的格式（47.1%）。如果有数字协议，大多数参与的兽医（90.2%）将在购买前检查中使用数字协议。他们对用户友好性（55.9%）和与日常兽医工作流程的整合（54.6%）表示担忧。关于建立马健康数据库，72.3%的受访者表示他们会对此感兴趣。然而，大约三分之一的人表示只有在某些条件下才会支持这样的发展：保证数据安全、收集客观数据或涉及其他利益相关者的意见。
回复率低，可能存在非回复偏差，以及问题主题范围广泛。
德国兽医对数字 PPE 和马健康数据库表现出积极的态度。为了促进进一步的发展，考虑到本研究中确定的关注和条件将是至关重要的，以产生最大的合规性。
