Communication skills of veterinary practitioners in Turkiye.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective was to assess communication skills of veterinary practitioners in Türkiye and to examine influences of sociodemographic characteristics on these skills.

Participants

A total of 615 actively employed veterinary practitioners were recruited.

Procedure

The study population comprised veterinarians actively engaged in clinics, polyclinics, or animal hospitals in Türkiye. The Communication Skills Inventory, consisting of 45 items and 3 sub-factors, was used as the data collection tool. Visits were conducted across 14 selected provinces representing 7 geographical regions of Türkiye. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 615 veterinary practitioners and data were collected during sessions averaging 25 min in duration.

Results

In this stud

SUBMITTER: Danıs EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12152686 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature