Don't ignore the tough questions: A qualitative investigation into occupational stressors impacting veterinarians' mental health.

IF 0.9 4区农林科学 Q3 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne Pub Date : 2025-03-01

Megan Campbell, Briana N M Hagen, Basem Gohar, Jeffrey Wichtel, Andria Q Jones

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Abstract

Objective: To explore Canadian clinical veterinarians' perspectives of occupational stressors. Although extant research has emphasized quantitative reporting of workplace stressors in veterinary medicine, a qualitative approach can lend depth and context.

Procedure: One-on-one interviews were conducted with 25 veterinarians at the 2016 Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Conference.

Results: Thematic analysis revealed 9 occupational stressor themes: nature of the profession, veterinary relationships, client interactions, inadequate personal finances, early-career veterinarian strain, practice-owner strain, onus of responsibility, self-described personal characteristics, and moral stressors and moral distress. Participants also discussed perceived implications of these stressors.

Conclusion: This study contributes to knowledge on veterinarians' mental health and discusses recommendations for mitigating occupational stressors to promote veterinarian well-being.

Clinical relevance: Understanding the occupational stressors that clinical veterinarians experience and the effects of these occupational stressors can lead to more targeted and comprehensive strategies to support veterinarians' mental well-being in a clinical setting.

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Canadian Veterinary Journal-revue Veterinaire Canadienne 农林科学-兽医学

CiteScore

1.20

自引率

10.00%

发文量

177

审稿时长

12-24 weeks

期刊介绍： The Canadian Veterinary Journal (CVJ) provides a forum for the discussion of all matters relevant to the veterinary profession. The mission of the Journal is to educate by informing readers of progress in clinical veterinary medicine, clinical veterinary research, and related fields of endeavor. The key objective of The CVJ is to promote the art and science of veterinary medicine and the betterment of animal health. A report suggesting that animals have been unnecessarily subjected to adverse, stressful, or harsh conditions or treatments will not be processed for publication. Experimental studies using animals will only be considered for publication if the studies have been approved by an institutional animal care committee, or equivalent, and the guidelines of the Canadian Council on Animal Care, or equivalent, have been followed by the author(s).