[Stress profile of veterinarians in Switzerland: Young + female + employed = stressed?].

Müller R, Glardon OJ, Scholz M, Müller P, Traversari J, Burger P (2024)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Book Volume: 166

Pages Range: 573-581

Journal Issue: 11

DOI: 10.17236/sat00436

Abstract

The impairment of mental health among veterinary professionals has raised public awareness in recent years. The driving forces include a serious gap in veterinary services - with less available veterinary colleagues, especially in rural areas - and a general lack of veterinary graduates. This article presents the results of our first Swiss survey on psychological well-being in the veterinary profession. Our results are viewed both in the current context and in the context of developments that have already taken place in other medical disciplines. Results indicate higher levels of stress in veterinarians working as clinicians, in female colleagues, in veterinarians of younger age and veterinarians under employment. In the meantime, larger surveys such as the Vétos Entraide (https://vetos-entraide.com) were established in France and projects such as the Happy Vet project (https://happyvetproject.org) were launched in Switzerland for eg. the burnout prevention in the profession. However, the topic of «mental health» remains highly relevant in veterinary medicine and requires further research and measures, which should consider the identified predisposing factors, such as age and gender.

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APA:

Müller, R., Glardon, O.J., Scholz, M., Müller, P., Traversari, J., & Burger, P. (2024). [Stress profile of veterinarians in Switzerland: Young + female + employed = stressed?]. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 166(11), 573-581. https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00436

MLA:

Müller, Rebecca, et al. "[Stress profile of veterinarians in Switzerland: Young + female + employed = stressed?]." Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 166.11 (2024): 573-581.

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