Asking About Pets Enhances Patient Communication and Care: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Kate Hodgson DVM, MHSc, CCMEP (Author), Marcia Darling BSc (Hons) (Author), Douglas Freeman DVM, PhD, DipACT (Author), Alan Monavvari MD, MHSc, CCFP, CHE, CPHQ (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This research explored whether asking patients about their pets would enable better environmental/social history taking, and improve patient communication/care. Primary health care providers (PHPs) were surveyed about prevalence of patients living with pets, the health impact of pets, and influences...