Why Psychology Matters in Veterinary Medicine

Siess, Samantha; Marziliano, Allison; Sarma, Elizabeth A.; Sikorski, Lauren E.; Moyer, Anne

doi:10.1053/j.tcam.2015.05.001

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“…Nevertheless, it is interesting to note that the results indicate that love was by all types of respondents ranked among the most important attributes for both cats (top two) and dogs (top four). The strong emotional connection has implications for the well-being of animals and plays a role in psychological processes that affect veterinary medicine [ 33 ]. The connection may help explain the increased spending on veterinary services related to these species [ 34 ].…”

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An empirical examination of the conceptualization of companion animals

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BackgroundThe extensive keeping of companion animals and the substantial monetary amount we spend on these animals indicate that they are highly valued. Although the benefits humans derive from keeping cats and dogs have been extensively studied, how we conceptualize these animals has received limited attention. How people conceptualize cats and dogs is important as it influences human behavior and the well-being of humans as well as animals. The objective of this paper was to examine the conceptual meaning of dogs and cats and the relative importance of meanings assigned to these species.MethodsBased on a Swedish on-line survey (n = 2028) the free-elicitation method was used to measure the salience of conceptualizations for dogs and cats as this method measures the accessibility of the focal object in people’s memory. An R-index approach was used to analyze the importance and dominance of attributes on the premise that the order in which attributes were listed by respondents reflects their relative importance. The sum of the choice probability was used to evaluate the stochastic rank order of attributes and Somers’ D was used to examine difference in rankings between groups of respondents.ResultsFor dogs, human well-being in terms of emotional and social support, and emotional attachment (friendship, love, companionship, joy and loyalty) were found to be most important while elements related to the animals themselves (e.g. personality of the animal) were found to be less important. For cats, personality of the animal was along with love found to be most important. The results were largely consistent across different types of households.ConclusionsThe results provide information on the relative importance of salient attributes and thus indicate which attributes that are important to consider, for example, when analyzing human-animal interaction, animal welfare, human health and subjective-well-being, or the economic value of cats and dogs.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s40359-018-0228-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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An empirical examination of the conceptualization of companion animals

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“…A program should be devoted to understand how psychology affects and benefit veterinary medicine. [ 17 ] There is a need for more research on low-cost and community-based veterinary medicine. More research is needed to improve animal care and animal welfare in low-income communities, and provide low-cost clinics training in school curriculums for the underserved populations.…”

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“…Moreover, in English speaking countries, the Calgary-Cambridge model is adopted in all veterinary institutions to strengthen the communication skills of the students and consequently improve the outcomes for clients [16]. Psychology courses that include effective communication skills to interact with clients and help them handle bereavement issues have also been incorporated in some veterinary programmes [17]. However, many important communication topics remain missing from the existing veterinary education curriculum, such as ways to provide social support to clients who have lost their pets [18].…”

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An integrated review of the role of communication in veterinary clinical practice

Pun

2020

BMC Vet Res

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Background There is a growing interest in exploring the nature of communication in veterinary medicine and understanding how veterinary practitioners communicate with their clients and other professionals. This is the first integrative review of literature on veterinary communication. Applying the PRISMA model, the PubMed, PsychInfo and ERIC databases were searched using keywords such as ‘veterinary’, ‘vet’, ‘communication’ and ‘interaction’ for related articles published between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2018. Results Keyword searching through the databases yielded 1572 related studies. Only 48 of these studies were included in our analysis after an in-depth review by two independent reviewers using the critical appraisal skills Programme frameworks with high inter-rater reliability (Cohen’s kappa coefficient κ > 0.8). The existing body of research on veterinary communication can be classified into three major areas: (a) client–veterinarian communication, (b) cross-disciplinary communication in a professional veterinarian team and (c) training of veterinary communication skills. This review details the complexity and heterogeneity of agenda in the field of veterinary communication. The included studies indicate that veterinary practitioners are not equipped with specific communication skills to address different agendas in veterinary communication. The veterinary curriculum should include a component on communication training that can help veterinary students acquire necessary communication skills that allow them to effectively communicate with clients and other professionals Conclusion This review detailed the complexity of agendas in the field of veterinary communication. The results indicate that veterinary practitioners can further benefit from training on specific communication skills that address the agendas found in veterinary communication research. Furthermore, the veterinary curriculum should include a component on communication training that equips veterinary students with the necessary communication skills that allow them to effectively communicate with different stakeholders such as clients and colleagues with and across the field of veterinary science.

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“…As noted above, the number of assistance animals is increasing, along with the types of roles these animals fill. This likely reflects the parallel changes in the way that humans view their companion animals (87, 112); increasingly, clients tend to view their animals as part of the family (113), and in one recent survey, 93% of respondents reported that they would risk their lives to save their pets (114). Companion animals are now regarded as beneficial to human mental health (12), and often now serve as assistance animals for those with “invisible” or “hidden” disabilities, as psychiatric service dogs or emotional support animals 2 .…”

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Enhancing Success of Veterinary Visits for Clients With Disabilities and an Assistance Dog or Companion Animal: A Review

Grigg

Hart

2019

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Despite increasing information on enhancing client communication and compliance/adherence in veterinary medicine, literature focusing on special cases remains limited: working with clients with special needs, challenges or disabilities, or when the patient is an assistance or emotional support animal. This paper summarizes current recommendations on how best to build successful working relationships with these clients, including action items to implement in practice. In addition, this paper reviews current literature on important considerations for care of assistance dogs as patients.

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Why Psychology Matters in Veterinary Medicine

Cited by 14 publications

References 58 publications

An empirical examination of the conceptualization of companion animals

An empirical examination of the conceptualization of companion animals

An integrated review of the role of communication in veterinary clinical practice

Enhancing Success of Veterinary Visits for Clients With Disabilities and an Assistance Dog or Companion Animal: A Review

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