Assessing pet owners’ knowledge and comprehension of veterinary medical terminology
While pet owners generally perceived veterinary communication to be good, some commonly used terms and phrases were frequently misinterpreted. Vets should therefore be encouraged to use lay terms when communicating with clients and to take time to confirm that their intended message has been fully understood.
Authors
- Camilla Piazza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1089-2108)
- Charlotte Dye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7270-120X)
- Lluís Dominguez Cots (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1659-8484)
Institutions
- Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary Record
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.5163
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00