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ArticleJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2019

Health Care Decisions and Delay of Treatment in Companion Animal Owners.

Brittany Canady, Ashley Sansone

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Article in Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Brittany CanadyPsychology Department, Marshall University, 1 John Marshall Drive, Harris Hall 304, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA. b.canady@marshall.edu.
Ashley SansonePsychology Department, Marshall University, 1 John Marshall Drive, Harris Hall 304, Huntington, WV, 25755, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous research has indicated that companion animal ownership may confer health benefits; however, no studies have considered how companion animal ownership impacts key health decisions. The purpose of the current studies was to examine the extent to which animal-related factors influence health care decision making, specifically, owners' willingness to proceed with necessary medical treatments. In Study 1, a sample of 162 companion animal owners was recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk to complete an online survey which included measures of social support, quality of relationship with the companion animal and two vignettes describing needed hospitalization. Results suggest that nearly half of companion animal owners would consider delaying a hospitalization due to reasons related to ownership. Similarly, in Study 2, dog owners were compared to a group of non-pet owners. Dog owners were more likely to report willingness to delay medical procedures due to their pets than non-pet owners were to consider delay due to friends or family members. Owners' health care decisions may be influenced by their relationship with their companion animal. Particularly at risk for delaying health procedures are those with lower levels of social support. While further study is needed, opportunities for intervention are considered.

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Decision MakingAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsDogsFamilyFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPetsSocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesTime-to-TreatmentCompanion animalsHealth care decision makingSocial support

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