Providing an information prescription in veterinary medical clinics: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study assesses the impact on client behavior and attitudes toward receiving an information prescription as part of a veterinary office visit.

Methods

A random sample of veterinary clinics from a Western US metropolitan area was asked to distribute an information prescription in addition to their customary veterinary services. All clients, regardless of the reason for their visit, were presented with an information prescription: a handout that included the uniform resource locator (URL) to a general veterinary medicine website and several tips to help their clients make more informed choices about where to seek pet health information online.

Results

Nearly 40% of clients who reported that they remembered receiving the informati

SUBMITTER: Kogan LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3878934 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature