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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.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| General health | 152 | 33 |
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| Loneliness | 91 | 22 |
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| Depressed mood | 72 | 13 |
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| happiness | 34 | 5 |
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| Mood elevated or improved | 32 | 5 |
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| Stress | 24 | 7 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Pets
| Hair loss | 8 | |
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| Allergic to pets | 8 | |
| Have to clean up after! | 8 | |
| Costly (ie money or time) | 5 | |
| Need care even when I'm really ill. | 4 | |
| Asthma | 3 | |
| See all 33 reported side effects ▼ | ||
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 13 |  |
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| Did not seem to work | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Pets
Always |
120 | 87% |
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Usually |
11 | 8% |
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Sometimes |
5 | 4% |
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Never |
2 | 1% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Pets
Very |
3 | 2% |
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Somewhat |
9 | 7% |
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A little |
42 | 30% |
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Not at all |
84 | 61% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Pets
$200+ |
6 | 7% |
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$100-199 |
8 | 10% |
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$50-99 |
21 | 26% |
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$25-49 |
21 | 26% |
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< $25 |
25 | 31% |
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