12/11/2025
๐ฌ Research Findings: ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ: ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐
๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ
Our research team recruited 41 veterinarians across Singapore to examine how shared decision-making (SDM) is associated with appropriate antibiotic prescribing for pet cats and dogs, and what are the factors that would promote SDM.
๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ:
- The effectiveness of SDM in promoting appropriate antibiotic prescribing appears to be condition-specific in vet clinics.
- Vets who 1) perceived that their vet clinic values the prioritisation of pet owner satisfaction over appropriate antibiotic prescribing, 2) had the capacity to build relationships and communicate with owners on antibiotic prescribing, and 3) believed in collaborative communication and SDM with owners on antibiotic prescribing, were more likely to engage in SDM.
- Overall, aligning AMR-related values between vet clinics and vets to enable effective communication with pet owners can promote SDM, potentially driving appropriate antibiotic prescribing for pet cats and dogs subsequently.
๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:
This research sheds light on a unique antibiotic stewardship approach in vet clinics. Encouraging the prioritisation of owner experience and satisfaction could yield an indirect benefit of driving effective communication with owners to promote SDM on antibiotic prescribing.
Better time and resource planning could allow vets to have the capacity to build relationships and communicate with owners on antibiotic prescribing, hence promoting SDM.
In combination with previous research findings, vets could take initiative in investigating ownerโs feeding concerns and delivering training and advice to owners on antibiotic administration methods, to better involve pet owners in discussions related to antibiotic prescribing.
๐: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14111139
Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) can improve appropriate antibiotic prescribing in human primary care clinics, but little is known about it in the veterinary setting. This study examines the association between SDM and antibiotic prescribing for cats and dogs in veterinary clinics, then dete...
