Perret Jennifer L, Best Colleen O, Coe Jason B, Greer Amy L, Khosa Deep K, Jones-Bitton Andria
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2020 Feb 1;256(3):365-375. doi: 10.2460/javma.256.3.365.
To estimate the prevalence of perceived stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, resilience, and suicidal ideation among Canadian veterinarians and compare results with those for other populations.
1,403 veterinarians across Canada.
The study represented a cross-sectional online survey. The questionnaire incorporated validated psychometric instruments to measure perceived stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, compassion fatigue, and resilience as well as questions regarding suicidal ideation. Means and relative proportions in categories of severity were compared between genders as well as with normative data for the general population and results for veterinarians in the United Kingdom.
Approximately 10% of Canadian veterinarians (n = 1,403) completed the survey. Relative to the general population, survey participants had significantly higher mean scores for subscales of burnout and compassion fatigue, anxiety, and depression and significantly lower mean resilience. Relative to males, females had significantly higher mean scores for perceived stress, emotional exhaustion, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression and significantly lower mean resilience. Participants also had higher mean scores for anxiety and depression relative to results for United Kingdom veterinarians. The 12-month prevalence of suicidal ideation for participants was 26.2%, which was substantially higher than the estimated prevalence for the general international population (2.1% to 10.0%).
Results suggested that the mental health of Canadian veterinarians was poor, compared with the mental health of the general population. These results should serve as a call to action for tools and educational programs directed at supporting veterinarian mental wellness in Canada, with special attention paid to the disparate needs of the genders.
评估加拿大兽医群体中感知压力、职业倦怠、抑郁、焦虑、同情疲劳、同情满足感、心理韧性和自杀意念的患病率，并将结果与其他人群进行比较。
加拿大各地的1403名兽医。
该研究为横断面在线调查。问卷采用了经过验证的心理测量工具来测量感知压力、职业倦怠、抑郁、焦虑、同情疲劳和心理韧性，以及有关自杀意念的问题。比较了不同性别之间严重程度类别中的均值和相对比例，以及与普通人群的规范数据和英国兽医的结果。
约10%的加拿大兽医（n = 1403）完成了调查。相对于普通人群，调查参与者在职业倦怠、同情疲劳、焦虑和抑郁分量表上的平均得分显著更高，而心理韧性平均得分显著更低。相对于男性，女性在感知压力、情感耗竭、职业倦怠、继发性创伤压力、焦虑和抑郁方面的平均得分显著更高，心理韧性平均得分显著更低。与英国兽医的结果相比，参与者在焦虑和抑郁方面的平均得分也更高。参与者中自杀意念的12个月患病率为26.2%，大大高于国际普通人群的估计患病率（2.1%至10.0%）。
结果表明，与普通人群的心理健康相比，加拿大兽医的心理健康状况较差。这些结果应促使人们采取行动，提供工具和教育项目来支持加拿大兽医的心理健康，特别关注不同性别的不同需求。
