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Likert-type items were used to construct composite benefit and risk\/burden indices. The primary outcome was clinicians\u2019 self-reported propensity to request temporary pet separation during procedures. Ordinal logistic regression adjusted for clinician characteristics was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 81 participating professionals (74% nurses), 98.8% agreed that pets reduced patient anxiety, yet 25.9% reported prior pet-related safety threats and more than half reported requesting temporary separation at least sometimes. Higher recognition of pet-related risk was independently associated with a greater likelihood of requesting separation (odds ratio 2.52 per 1-point increase in risk\/burden score; 95% CI 1.38-4.60). General attitudes toward pets and pet ownership were not associated with this behavior.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In home hospice, clinicians\u2019 requests for brief pet separation during procedures are driven by professional assessment of bedside risk rather than personal affinity for animals or beliefs about pet benefits. 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