PMID- 37699747
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20230912
IS  - 2042-3306 (Electronic)
IS  - 0425-1644 (Linking)
DP  - 2023 Sep 12
TI  - Digitalisation in pre-purchase examination and prospects for an equine health 
      database in Germany-Results of an online survey among equine veterinarians.
LID - 10.1111/evj.14001 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Digital recording and storage of health data are becoming 
      increasingly important in the fields of both human and veterinary medicine. There 
      is currently a lack of information on the level of digitalisation among equine 
      veterinarians in Germany and their attitudes towards advanced digitalisation. 
      OBJECTIVES: To collect opinions of equine veterinarians about (1) digital data 
      collection in pre-purchase examinations (PPEs), and (2) the establishment of an 
      equine health database in Germany. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. METHODS: 
      An online survey was developed and distributed via email exclusively to equine 
      veterinarians in Germany. After 40 days of data collection, answers were used for 
      descriptive statistical analyses. RESULTS: The survey was sent to 1055 
      recipients, of which 147 (13.9%) participated and 130 survey responses from 
      equine veterinarians could be used for analyses. Most respondents were working in 
      an equine practice (77.9%) and performing PPEs (93.8%), for which they mostly 
      used printed protocols (86.0%). The PPE protocol of the German Equine Veterinary 
      Association as a paper print was the format most frequently used (47.1%). The 
      majority of participating equine veterinarians (90.2%) would use a digital 
      protocol for PPEs if available. Concerns were expressed about user-friendliness 
      (55.9%) and integration into the daily veterinary routine (54.6%). Regarding the 
      establishment of an equine health database, 72.3% of the respondents stated they 
      would appreciate it. However, about one-third would support such a development 
      only under certain conditions: guaranteed data safety, collection of objective 
      data or involving the opinion of other stakeholders. MAIN LIMITATIONS: Low 
      response rate, potential non-response bias and wide range of question topics. 
      CONCLUSION: A positive attitude towards digital PPEs and an equine health 
      database in Germany became apparent. To facilitate further progress, it would be 
      crucial to consider the concerns and conditions identified in this study to 
      generate maximum compliance.
CI  - (c) 2023 The Authors. Equine Veterinary Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd 
      on behalf of EVJ Ltd.
FAU - Folgmann, Muriel Sarah
AU  - Folgmann MS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2833-3969
AD  - Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
FAU - Kleinsorgen, Christin
AU  - Kleinsorgen C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1086-1691
AD  - Center for E-Learning, Didactics and Educational Research, University of 
      Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
FAU - Stock, Kathrin Friederike
AU  - Stock KF
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7642-8885
AD  - IT Solutions for Animal Production, Verden, Germany.
FAU - Meister, Daniel
AU  - Meister D
AD  - Equine Medical Center Stephansmuhle, Hipoltstein, Germany.
FAU - Hellige, Maren
AU  - Hellige M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0549-2983
AD  - Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
FAU - Feige, Karsten
AU  - Feige K
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6488-7670
AD  - Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
FAU - Delling, Uta
AU  - Delling U
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4029-8473
AD  - Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
LA  - eng
GR  - H. Wilhelm Schaumann Stiftung/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230912
PL  - United States
TA  - Equine Vet J
JT  - Equine veterinary journal
JID - 0173320
SB  - IM
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - data collection
OT  - digital practice
OT  - horse health monitoring
OT  - opinion
OT  - standardisation
EDAT- 2023/09/13 00:42
MHDA- 2023/09/13 00:42
CRDT- 2023/09/12 21:38
PHST- 2023/06/15 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/08/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/09/13 00:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/09/13 00:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/09/12 21:38 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/evj.14001 [doi]
PST - aheadofprint
SO  - Equine Vet J. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1111/evj.14001.