How can veterinarians optimise owner compliance with medication regimes
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Category | Journal Articles |
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Abstract |
While poor compliance is considered an important problem in human medicine, it has received little attention as a reason for treatment failure in veterinary medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate how veterinarians can optimise owner compliance. In total 57 owners participated in the study, of which 40 were owners of companion animals and 17 owners of horses. Data were gathered by observation of the veterinarian-client interaction, questionnaires, and a telephone survey. Thirty owners (52.6 |
Date | 2008 |
Publication Title | European Journal of Companion Animal Practice |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 73-77 |
ISBN/ISSN | 1018-2357 |
URL | http://www.fecava.org/files/ejcap/732.pdf |
Author Address | Department of Animals, Science and Society, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.N.Endenburg@uu.nl |
Additional Language | English |
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