“Patients’ interests first, but …” – Austrian veterinarians’ attitudes to moral challenges in modern small animal practice

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“Patients’ interests first, but …” – Austrian veterinarians’ attitudes to moral challenges in modern small animal practice. / Springer, Svenja; Sandøe, Peter; Lund, Thomas Bøker; Grimm, Herwig.

In: Animals, Vol. 9, No. 5, 241, 2019.

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Harvard

Springer, S, Sandøe, P, Lund, TB & Grimm, H 2019, '“Patients’ interests first, but …” – Austrian veterinarians’ attitudes to moral challenges in modern small animal practice', Animals, vol. 9, no. 5, 241. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9050241

APA

Springer, S., Sandøe, P., Lund, T. B., & Grimm, H. (2019). “Patients’ interests first, but …” – Austrian veterinarians’ attitudes to moral challenges in modern small animal practice. Animals, 9(5), [241]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9050241

Vancouver

Springer S, Sandøe P, Lund TB, Grimm H. “Patients’ interests first, but …” – Austrian veterinarians’ attitudes to moral challenges in modern small animal practice. Animals. 2019;9(5). 241. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9050241

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Springer, Svenja ; Sandøe, Peter ; Lund, Thomas Bøker ; Grimm, Herwig. / “Patients’ interests first, but …” – Austrian veterinarians’ attitudes to moral challenges in modern small animal practice. In: Animals. 2019 ; Vol. 9, No. 5.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Small veterinary practice is experiencing steady improvement in diagnostics and therapies which enable veterinarians to offer evermore advanced medical care for their patients. This focus group study of veterinarians (n = 32) examined the impact of these improvements and the potential challenges they introduce in small animal practice. It shows that while advanced diagnostics and therapies deliver benefits in patient care, they also add complexities to decision-making. Although the veterinarians participating in the study were aware of their duty to act in the best interests of the animal, their decisions were highly dependent on factors such as the client{\textquoteright}s financial background and the emotional bond between client and animal, as well as the veterinarian{\textquoteright}s place of work, and level and field of specialization, and certain economic aspects of the practice. The overall conclusion is that small animal veterinarians are increasingly torn between serving the best interests of the animal, medical feasibility and contextual factors related to the client, the veterinarian, and professional colleagues. Further, the findings suggest that services are not only oriented towards the provision of medical care in a strict medical sense. On top of this, veterinarians need to deal with various expectations and wishes of clients which influence their decision-making. As it will be shown, factors like the possibility of referring patients to specialist veterinarians or prompt diagnostic results influence their decision-making.",
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