Family Animal Veterinarians’ Perception of Their Euthanasia Related Roles and Challenges: An Interview Study

Ida Therese Holst Kunzendorf; Nadia Vogt; Tia G. B. Hansen

Family Animal Veterinarians’ Perception of Their Euthanasia Related Roles and Challenges: An Interview Study

Bidragets oversatte titel: Familiedyrlægers oplevelse af deres roller og udfordringer i forbindelse med aflivninger: Et interviewstudie

Ida Therese Holst Kunzendorf, Nadia Vogt, Tia G. B. Hansen

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Abstract

I dyrlægers praksis kan aflivning af familiedyr være en kompleks situation med mange samtidige behov, men dyrlægestudiet dækker primært mere tekniske aspekter. Som bidrag til belysning af andre faglige opgaver undersøgte vi dyrlægers egen opfattelse af deres roller og udfordringer ifm. aflivning af familiedyr. Fire danske dyrlæger deltog i dybdegående semistrukturerede interviews, som blev analyseret tematisk. Vi identificerede fire hovedtemaer: (1) den gode aflivning, (2) følelsesudtryk, (3) modstridende roller og (4) at arbejde med mennesker såvel som kæledyr. Konklusion og implikationer: Aflivning af familiedyr kræver ofte mere af dyrlægerne end deres medicinske ekspertise, blandt andet skal balanceres roller som dyrets advokat, som støtte til dyrets familie og som forretningsdrivende. Vi foreslår udvikling af undervisning, der adresserer alle tre roller og deres interaktioner. Relevante næste skridt er at udforske familiers behov relateret til aflivning og at udvikle kurser, der kombinerer veterinær og psykologisk viden.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Familiedyrlægers oplevelse af deres roller og udfordringer i forbindelse med aflivninger: Et interviewstudie
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Publikationsdato	16 jun. 2023
Status	Udgivet - 16 jun. 2023
Begivenhed	32. International Society for Anthrozoology Conference (ISAZ 2023) - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Storbritannien Varighed: 15 jun. 2023 → 18 jun. 2023 Konferencens nummer: 32 https://www.isaz2023.com/

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Konference	32. International Society for Anthrozoology Conference (ISAZ 2023)
Nummer	32
Lokation	University of Edinburgh
Land/Område	Storbritannien
By	Edinburgh
Periode	15/06/2023 → 18/06/2023
Internetadresse	https://www.isaz2023.com/

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selskabsdyr
kæledyr
aflivning
dyrlæger
psykologi

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Hansen, T. G. B. (PI (principal investigator)), Jensen de López, K. M. (CoPI), Glintborg, C. (CoPI) & Kunzendorf, I. T. H. (Andet)
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Family Animal Veterinarians’ Perception of Their Euthanasia Related Roles and Challenges: An Interview Study. / Kunzendorf, Ida Therese Holst; Vogt, Nadia; Hansen, Tia G. B.
2023. Poster præsenteret på 32. International Society for Anthrozoology Conference (ISAZ 2023), Edinburgh, Storbritannien.

Publikation: Konferencebidrag uden forlag/tidsskrift › Poster › Forskning › peer review

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Family Animal Veterinarians’ Perception of Their Euthanasia Related Roles and Challenges: An Interview Study

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