Development of burnout syndrome among veterinarians: An assessment using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

IF 2.2 3区农林科学 Q1 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Research in veterinary science Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI:10.1016/j.rvsc.2025.105708

Sofija Šolaja , Ivan Vićić , Vladimir Nešić , Kristina Spariosu , Dajana Davitkov

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the burnout syndrome among Serbian veterinarians across different veterinary fields using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI). Moreover, possible risk factors associated with the development of burnout levels in this population were also studied. The explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed two-factor solutions from the three original CBI domains, explaining a total of 65.5 % variance among the investigated veterinarian population. The first factor, which explained 56.3 % of the variance, was predominantly defined by personal burnout, with high loadings ranging from 0.931 to 0.779. The second factor accounted for 9.2 % of the variance and was primarily characterized by client-related burnout (loadings between 0.942 and 0.580). Items from the work-related burnout domain of the original CBI showed cross-loadings on both factors, reflecting its overlap with personal and client-related dimensions. Therefore, personal/work-related and client/work-related domains were identified in the investigated veterinarian population. The common risk factor for two defined types of burnout was a decreased number of vacation days per year, 1–10 days. Working in science had a protective effect on the development of burnout syndrome compared to the small practice. Establishing a protective buffer through a series of activities at the individual and organizational levels, increasing vacation days in our case, could help contain or prevent burnout syndrome among the veterinarian population.

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兽医倦怠综合征的发展：使用哥本哈根倦怠量表进行评估

本研究旨在利用哥本哈根职业倦怠量表（CBI）调查塞尔维亚不同兽医领域兽医的职业倦怠综合征。此外，还研究了与该人群职业倦怠水平发展相关的可能危险因素。解释性和验证性因子分析揭示了三个原始CBI域的双因子解决方案，解释了调查兽医人群中总共65.5%的方差。第一个因素解释了56.3%的方差，主要由个人倦怠定义，其高负荷范围为0.931至0.779。第二个因素占方差的9.2%，其主要特征是与客户相关的倦怠（负荷在0.942和0.580之间）。来自原始CBI的工作倦怠领域的项目显示了两个因素的交叉负载，反映了它与个人和客户相关维度的重叠。因此，在调查的兽医人群中确定了个人/工作相关和客户/工作相关的领域。两种倦怠类型的共同风险因素是每年休假天数减少，1-10天。与小型实践相比，从事科学工作对倦怠综合征的发展有保护作用。通过个人和组织层面的一系列活动建立一个保护性缓冲，在我们的案例中增加假期，可以帮助控制或预防兽医人群中的倦怠综合征。

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Research in veterinary science 农林科学-兽医学

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

4.20%

发文量

312

审稿时长

75 days

期刊介绍： Research in Veterinary Science is an International multi-disciplinary journal publishing original articles, reviews and short communications of a high scientific and ethical standard in all aspects of veterinary and biomedical research. The primary aim of the journal is to inform veterinary and biomedical scientists of significant advances in veterinary and related research through prompt publication and dissemination. Secondly, the journal aims to provide a general multi-disciplinary forum for discussion and debate of news and issues concerning veterinary science. Thirdly, to promote the dissemination of knowledge to a broader range of professions, globally. High quality papers on all species of animals are considered, particularly those considered to be of high scientific importance and originality, and with interdisciplinary interest. The journal encourages papers providing results that have clear implications for understanding disease pathogenesis and for the development of control measures or treatments, as well as those dealing with a comparative biomedical approach, which represents a substantial improvement to animal and human health. Studies without a robust scientific hypothesis or that are preliminary, or of weak originality, as well as negative results, are not appropriate for the journal. Furthermore, observational approaches, case studies or field reports lacking an advancement in general knowledge do not fall within the scope of the journal.