The pet project: A qualitative exploration into the experience of pet ownership following spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Qualitative study OBJECTIVES: To explore the unique experience of facilitators, barriers, rewards, and challenges related to pet ownership after spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting

Zoom for Healthcare videoconferencing platform hosted from an American neuro-rehabilitation hospital in Colorado.

Methods

Sixteen individuals with SCI participated in three semi-structured focus groups of 5-6 participants each. Resulting discussions were transcribed and coded using a hybrid approach to thematic analysis.

Results

Experiences of pet ownership were categorized by their representativeness of four key themes: facilitators (conditions that make obtaining or maintaining pets easier), barriers (conditions that were prohibitive or that prevented people from having

SUBMITTER: MacIntyre B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9547915 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature