Informant discrepancy between caretakers in history reporting in veterinary dermatology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Collection of medical history is essential for making informed clinical decisions in veterinary medicine. In veterinary dermatology, historical patterns may alter a clinician's diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations. Veterinary patient reporting has similarities to reporting in human pediatric medicine, in which clinician history is collected from caretakers instead of patients themselves. Informant discrepancy between medical histories taken from co-parents has been observed in human pediatric medicine but has not been assessed in veterinary medicine.

Objective

The objective of this questionnaire-based, prospective, descriptive study was to investigate informant agreement among caretakers of veterinary dermatology patients.

Participants and procedure

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SUBMITTER: Cordonier J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12261937 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature