Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
Volume/Issue:
Volume 70: Issue 2
Pet owners' feedback on psychological support service in an Italian veterinary hospital
Authors:
Michela Campigli San Marco Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory, via dell’Industria 3 Veggiano, Padova, Italy

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Giulia Strizzolo Fondazione Ado Hospice, Ferrara, Italy

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Tommaso Furlanello San Marco Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory, via dell’Industria 3 Veggiano, Padova, Italy

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Stefania Uccheddu San Marco Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory, via dell’Industria 3 Veggiano, Padova, Italy

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0951-0627
Pages:
127–131
Online Publication Date:
23 Jun 2022
Publication Date:
06 Jul 2022
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/004.2022.00011
Keywords (English):
psychological intervention; caregivers; pet; veterinary setting; veterinarian
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Abstract

The emotional stress experienced by pet caregivers, induced by negative diagnoses, clinical problems, and/or long-term therapies should be taken into serious consideration by the veterinarians to prevent these individuals from the risk of experiencing incapability of dealing with the great burden and the eventual reduction of compliance. Understanding the client's affective state may enhance the veterinarian's empathic response and effective communication. To understand better the unmet needs of clients, we collected data on service requests at the clinic and emotions that caregivers felt in the veterinarian setting. Understanding these difficulties may represent a first step to initiate the development of a psychological intervention targeting problems experienced by the caregivers. Assuming these difficulties according to the service requested for the pet, the owners might be interested in psychological support provided directly by the veterinary hospital. Our survey showed that a large percentage of owners expressed feelings related to caregiving in the veterinary setting, irrespective of the type of assistance needed, including apparently easy procedures. At the same time, they expressed a strong intention to receive a professional support. However, the crucial role of the psychological support is still difficult to accept even when it can be perceived as a right choice.

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Editor-in-Chief: Mária BENKŐ

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  • Béla DÉNES (National Food Chain Safety Office, Budapest Hungary)
  • Edit ESZTERBAUER (Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Hedvig FÉBEL (National Agricultural Innovation Centre, Herceghalom, Hungary)
  • László FODOR (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Balázs HARRACH (Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Peter MASSÁNYI (Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic)
  • Béla NAGY (Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Tibor NÉMETH (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Zsuzsanna NEOGRÁDY (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Alessandra PELAGALLI (University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy)
  • Kurt PFISTER (Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany)
  • László SOLTI (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • József SZABÓ (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Péter VAJDOVICH (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • János VARGA (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Štefan VILČEK (University of Veterinary Medicine in Kosice, Kosice, Slovak Republic)
  • Károly VÖRÖS (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary)
  • Herbert WEISSENBÖCK (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria)
  • Attila ZSARNOVSZKY (Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary)

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2022  
Web of Science  
Total Cites
WoS		 972
Journal Impact Factor 0.900
Rank by Impact Factor

Veterinary Sciences 95/143
Impact Factor
without
Journal Self Cites		 0.900
5 Year
Impact Factor		 1.1
Journal Citation Indicator 0.47
Rank by Journal Citation Indicator

Veterinary Sciences 103/170
Scimago  
Scimago
H-index		 38
Scimago
Journal Rank		 0.277
Scimago Quartile Score

Veterinary (miscellaneous) Q2
Scopus  
Scopus
Cite Score		 1.9
Scopus
CIte Score Rank		 General Veterinary 76/186 (59th PCTL)
Scopus
SNIP		 0.475

2021  
Web of Science  
Total Cites
WoS		 1040
Journal Impact Factor 0,959
Rank by Impact Factor Veterinary Sciences 103/144
Impact Factor
without
Journal Self Cites		 0,876
5 Year
Impact Factor		 1,222
Journal Citation Indicator 0,48
Rank by Journal Citation Indicator Veterinary Sciences 106/168
Scimago  
Scimago
H-index		 36
Scimago
Journal Rank		 0,313
Scimago Quartile Score Veterinary (miscellaneous) (Q2)
Scopus  
Scopus
Cite Score		 1,7
Scopus
CIte Score Rank		 General Veterinary 79/183 (Q2)
Scopus
SNIP		 0,610

2020  
Total Cites 987
WoS
Journal
Impact Factor		 0,955
Rank by Veterinary Sciences 101/146 (Q3)
Impact Factor  
Impact Factor 0,920
without
Journal Self Cites
5 Year 1,164
Impact Factor
Journal  0,57
Citation Indicator  
Rank by Journal  Veterinary Sciences 93/166 (Q3)
Citation Indicator   
Citable 49
Items
Total 49
Articles
Total 0
Reviews
Scimago 33
H-index
Scimago 0,395
Journal Rank
Scimago Veterinary (miscellaneous) Q2
Quartile Score  
Scopus 355/217=1,6
Scite Score  
Scopus General Veterinary 73/183 (Q2)
Scite Score Rank  
Scopus 0,565
SNIP  
Days from  145
submission  
to acceptance  
Days from  150
acceptance  
to publication  
Acceptance 19%
Rate

 

2019  
Total Cites
WoS		 798
Impact Factor 0,991
Impact Factor
without
Journal Self Cites		 0,897
5 Year
Impact Factor		 1,092
Immediacy
Index		 0,119
Citable
Items		 59
Total
Articles		 59
Total
Reviews		 0
Cited
Half-Life		 9,1
Citing
Half-Life		 9,2
Eigenfactor
Score		 0,00080
Article Influence
Score		 0,253
% Articles
in
Citable Items		 100,00
Normalized
Eigenfactor		 0,09791
Average
IF
Percentile		 42,606
Scimago
H-index		 32
Scimago
Journal Rank		 0,372
Scopus
Scite Score		 335/213=1,6
Scopus
Scite Score Rank		 General Veterinary 62/178 (Q2)
Scopus
SNIP		 0,634
Acceptance
Rate		 18%

 

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Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
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Foundation		 1951
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