Table 2.
Kruskal-Wallis tests describing differences in appeal of duties of shelter medicine between current, previous and non-shelter veterinarians.
| Current shelter veterinarians | Previous shelter veterinarians | Non-shelter veterinarians | X2 | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Mean rank | Median (IQR) | Mean rank | Median (IQR) | Mean rank | |||
| Spay/neuter | 5 (4–5) | 142.29 | 5 (4–5) | 134.64 | 4 (2–5) | 91.39 | 32.93 | <0.001 |
| Pediatric spay/neuter | 5 (4–5) | 150.13 | 4 (3–5) | 131.50 | 3 (2–4) | 89.20 | 40.89 | <0.001 |
| Other surgery | 5 (4–5) | 134.67 | 4 (3–5) | 125.99 | 4 (2–4) | 97.03 | 16.65 | <0.001 |
| Population management | 4 (3–5) | 144.37 | 4 (3–5) | 112.32 | 3 (2–4) | 97.26 | 21.36 | <0.001 |
| Humane euthanasia | 3 (3–3) | 131.11 | 3 (2–3) | 108.63 | 2 (1–3) | 103.27 | 8.57 | 0.01 |
| Euthanasia decisions | 3 (3–3) | 130.24 | 3 (2–3) | 110.81 | 2 (1–3) | 103.36 | 7.24 | 0.03 |
| Administrative responsibilities | 3 (2–4) | 130.24 | 3 (1–4) | 113.32 | 2 (1.75–3) | 102.61 | 7.46 | 0.02 |
| Physical exams | 4 (4–5) | 119.03 | 4 (3–5) | 118.27 | 4 (3–4.25) | 105.61 | 2.54 | 0.28 |
| Treatment decisions | 4.5 (4–5) | 124.42 | 4 (4–5) | 121.41 | 4 (4–5) | 102.51 | 6.56 | 0.04 |
| Adopt–ability decisions | 4 (3–4) | 124.63 | 3 (3–4) | 117.05 | 3 (2–4) | 103.73 | 4.71 | 0.10 |
| Behavior evaluations | 4 (3–4) | 126.97 | 3 (3–4) | 110.99 | 3 (2–4) | 104.62 | 4.87 | 0.09 |
| Developing health care policies and/or SOPs | 4 (3.25–5) | 134.89 | 4 (3–5) | 127.15 | 3.5 (2–4) | 96.60 | 17.52 | <0.001 |
| On call for emergencies | 2 (1–3) | 124.88 | 2 (1–3) | 122.82 | 1 (1–2) | 101.91 | 8.04 | 0.02 |
| Working on weekends | 1 (1–2) | 112.63 | 1 (1–2) | 112.05 | 1 (1–2) | 110.03 | 0.09 | 0.96 |
| Forensics/cruelty investigations | 3.5 (2.25–4) | 135.91 | 3 (2–4) | 116.94 | 2 (1–4) | 99.25 | 13.34 | 0.001 |
| Testifying in court | 3 (2–4) | 127.52 | 3 (1–4) | 116.24 | 2 (1–4) | 102.82 | 6.30 | 0.04 |
| In house laboratory procedures | 4 (3–4) | 106.85 | 3 (3–4) | 109.92 | 4 (3–4) | 112.98 | 0.39 | 0.82 |
| Development/fund raising | 3 (2–3) | 107.68 | 3 (2–4) | 118.58 | 3 (1–4) | 110.05 | 0.76 | 0.68 |
| Humane education | 4 (3–4) | 99.88 | 4 (3–4) | 104.41 | 4 (3–5) | 117.42 | 3.64 | 0.16 |
| Community education | 4 (3–4) | 97.59 | 4 (3–5) | 107.77 | 4 (4–5) | 117.33 | 4.18 | 0.12 |
| Outreach clinics | 4 (3.25–5) | 107.64 | 5 (3–5) | 125.24 | 4 (4–5) | 108.07 | 2.67 | 0.26 |
| Access-to-care clinics | 4 (3–5) | 109.09 | 4 (3–5) | 121.67 | 4 (3–5) | 108.57 | 1.46 | 0.48 |
| Developing emergency preparedness plans | 3.5 (3–4) | 110.44 | 3 (3–4) | 115.69 | 3.5 (2.75–4) | 109.82 | 0.28 | 0.87 |
| Staff training | 4 (3–4) | 124.53 | 4 (3–4) | 117.41 | 4 (3–4) | 103.67 | 4.89 | 0.09 |
| Staff supervision | 3 (2–4) | 113.91 | 3 (2–4) | 117.03 | 3 (2–4) | 108.03 | 0.78 | 0.68 |
Possible range from 1 (very unappealing) to 5 (very appealing).
Bold text indicates there was a statistically significant difference based on Kruskal-Wallis H test and post-hoc pairwise comparisons with Bonferroni correction.