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What is Pets?

Researchers are finding that pets truly have the power to heal and support their owners, especially at times of stress and illness. Pets provide company and can help with the feeling of loneliness, sadness, pain and fear. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 122 21
Other 108 27
Loneliness 62 14
Depression 49 9
Happier mood 24 3
comfort issue 23 3

See all 534 patients currently using Pets


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
6 7%
Mild
21 24%
None
62 70%

Most commonly reported side effects

hair on furniture lol
8 9%
Have to clean up after!
7 8%
Allergies, pets
7 8%
Need care even when I'm really ill.
4 4%
Asthma
3 3%
Nasal congestion
2 2%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Pets (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
5 71% Other: 71%
Did not seem to work
1 14% Did not seem to work: 14%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped using Pets

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Pets

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
3
61
33
214

Stopped Using Pets

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
0
0
5

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
77 87%
Usually
8 9%
Sometimes
3 3%
Never
1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 2%
Somewhat
5 6%
A little
26 29%
Not at all
56 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 1%
$100-199
4 4%
$50-99
15 17%
$25-49
15 17%
< $25
16 18%

Report created on November 21, 2009.