Table 1 Practice Characteristics of Respondents (n = 14)
Questions | Themes | Subthemes | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. How many years have you been in practice? | 0–10 | 5 (35.6%) | |
11–20 | 1 (7.1%) | ||
21–30 | 4 (28.6%) | ||
30–40 | 4 (28.6%) | ||
2. Have you ever heard of the practice of vet shopping? | Yes | 13 (92.9%) | |
No | 1 (7.1%) | ||
3. How many new and returning patients do you see, on average, during a typical work week? | 1–49 | 1 (7.1%) | |
50–99 | 5 (35.6%) | ||
100–149 | 5 (35.6%) | ||
150–199 | 1 (7.1%) | ||
200+ | 2 (14.3%) | ||
4. Please describe your practice structure (small animal predominant, mixed practice, large animal predominant). | Small-animal predominant | 9 (64.3%) | |
Large-animal predominant | 1 (7.1%) | ||
Mixed-animal practice | 4 (28.6%) | ||
5. Have you ever encountered Vet shopping? | Yes | 8 (57.1%) | |
No | 6 (42.9%) | ||
6. To what extent do you think Vet Shopping is a problem in our Tri-State region? | Not a problem | 2 (14.3%) | |
It is a problem | Minor problem | 4 (28.6%) | |
Somewhat of a problem | 7 (50%) | ||
A big problem | 1 (7.1%) | ||
10. Have you received any training on prevention and/or management of Vet Shopping? | Yes | 4 (28.6%) | |
No | 10 (71.4%) | ||
12. Is there information sharing between human doctors, veterinarians, and other entities such as law enforcement about current drug seeking behaviors or warnings about people seeking drugs (e.g. Break-ins at clinics)? | Yes | 7 (50%) | |
No | 6 (42.9%) | ||
Uncertain | 1 (7.1%) |