In Italy, there are still very few studies on the psychological impact of losing a pet. The need ... more In Italy, there are still very few studies on the psychological impact of losing a pet. The need to fill this gap springs from the fact that pet loss counseling services are increasingly being activated. The aim of this study is the Italian adaptation of instruments for veterinary counseling services. The survey instruments adapted were: Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ) to describe the individual experience of pet-grief; Regret of Bereaved Family Members (RBFM) to assess the family regret; Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) for decision making in end of life; Consultation and Relational Empathy Measure (CARE) to assess the veterinarian relational empathy during clinical encounters. All the instruments obtained good internal reliability, and the results of the confirmative factor analysis of all the Italian versions were in accordance with the original ones. The correlational analysis among the variables evidenced the following aspects: the more the owner feels involve...
... Simona Normando*, Cinzia Stefanini*, Lieve Meers†, Serena Adamelli*, Debbie Coultis‡ and Gabr... more ... Simona Normando*, Cinzia Stefanini*, Lieve Meers†, Serena Adamelli*, Debbie Coultis‡ and Gabriele Bono* ... 2001), even though some behavioral problems are recognized as being more frequent in young animals (Lund, Agger and Vestergaard 1996; Guy et al. ...
In Italy, there are still very few studies on the psychological impact of losing a pet. The need ... more In Italy, there are still very few studies on the psychological impact of losing a pet. The need to fill this gap springs from the fact that pet loss counseling services are increasingly being activated. The aim of this study is the Italian adaptation of instruments for veterinary counseling services. The survey instruments adapted were: Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ) to describe the individual experience of pet-grief; Regret of Bereaved Family Members (RBFM) to assess the family regret; Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) for decision making in end of life; Consultation and Relational Empathy Measure (CARE) to assess the veterinarian relational empathy during clinical encounters. All the instruments obtained good internal reliability, and the results of the confirmative factor analysis of all the Italian versions were in accordance with the original ones. The correlational analysis among the variables evidenced the following aspects: the more the owner feels involve...
... Simona Normando*, Cinzia Stefanini*, Lieve Meers†, Serena Adamelli*, Debbie Coultis‡ and Gabr... more ... Simona Normando*, Cinzia Stefanini*, Lieve Meers†, Serena Adamelli*, Debbie Coultis‡ and Gabriele Bono* ... 2001), even though some behavioral problems are recognized as being more frequent in young animals (Lund, Agger and Vestergaard 1996; Guy et al. ...
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