Details:

Alternative Title:
J Am Vet Med Assoc
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.252.2.227
Personal Author:
Vande Griek, Olivia H. ; Clark, Malissa A. ; Witte, Tracy K. ; Nett, Randall J. ; Moeller, Amanda N. ; ... More +
Vande Griek, Olivia H. ; Clark, Malissa A. ; Witte, Tracy K. ; Nett, Randall J. ; Moeller, Amanda N. ; Stabler, Margaret E. Less -
Description:
OBJECTIVE

To develop a comprehensive taxonomy of practice-related stressors experienced by US veterinarians.

DESIGN

Cross-sectional survey.

SAMPLE

A subset of 1,422 US veterinarians who provided written (vs selected) responses to a question in a previous survey regarding practice-related stressors.

PROCEDURES

Using grounded theory analysis, 3 researchers inductively analyzed written survey responses concerning respondents’ main practice-related stressors. In 5 iterations, responses were individually coded and categorized, and a final list of practice-related stressor categories and subcategories was iteratively and collaboratively developed until theoretical and analytic saturation of the data was achieved.

RESULTS

A taxonomy of 15 categories of broad practice-related stressors and 40 subcategories of more specific practice-related stressors was developed. The most common practice-related stressor categories included financial insecurity (n = 289 [20.3%]), client issues (254 [17.9%]), coworker or interpersonal issues (181 [12.7%]), and work-life balance (166 [11.7%]). The most common subcategories were clients unwilling to pay (118 [8.3%]), low income (98 [6.9%]), cost of maintaining practice (56 [3.9%]), and government or state board policies (48 [3.4%]).

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

This study provided a comprehensive list of the types of practice-related stressors experienced by US veterinarians, building a foundation for future research into relationships between job stress and mental health in this population. Frequency data on the various stressors provided an initial understanding of factors that might be contributing to high stress rates among US veterinarians.


Subject:
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Adult Aged Data Collection Female Humans Male Middle Aged Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Veterinarians Young Adult
Source:
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 252(2):227-233.
Pubmed ID:
29319445
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5985521
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:f4403004a4619e5d83b0d857369400e7e7a8bd28755a0a82d66db485933da548
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55598/cdc_55598_DS1.pdf
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