School of Veterinary Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
PLoS One. 2022 Jul 14;17(7):e0271434. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271434. eCollection 2022.
This study was designed as a cross-sectional study to find out the prevalence and associated risk factors of burnout among veterinary students at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi-Ghana. A total of 74 veterinary students served as the respondents and were given online questionnaires which comprised questions on emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalisation (DP) and reduced personal accomplishment (RPA). Data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and regression analysis. Results indicated that on average, the EE and RPA were low with mean score of 12.72 ± 4.46 and 27.96 ± 7.94 whilst DP was high with a mean score of 20.72 ± 6.5 among veterinary students. The year of study had a significant effect (p = 0.000) on burnout with levels of high RPA (80%) and DP (70%) being more in the preclinical students as compared to the clinical students (RPA = 20%, DP = 30%). There was also a significant effect (p = 0.028) of the year of study and type of residence of the students on the high level of DP and RPA. Daily sleep hours of students had Daily sleep hours of the veterinary students were also indicated as a significant associated risk factor of burnout among veterinary students in this study as more less sleep hours (<6hours), causes high levels of DP and RPA. Age, gender and marital status, working status, exercise hours and weekly study hours of students did not count as significant predictive factors (p>0.05) of burnout.
本研究旨在通过横断面研究，了解加纳库马西夸梅·恩克鲁玛科技大学（KNUST）兽医学生的 burnout 患病率及其相关危险因素。共有 74 名兽医学生作为受访者，他们接受了在线问卷调查，其中包括情绪耗竭（EE）、去人性化（DP）和个人成就感降低（RPA）等问题。使用描述性统计、卡方检验和回归分析对获得的数据进行分析。结果表明，平均而言，EE 和 RPA 得分较低，平均得分为 12.72 ± 4.46 和 27.96 ± 7.94，而 DP 得分较高，平均得分为 20.72 ± 6.5。研究表明，学习年限对 burnout 有显著影响（p = 0.000），与临床学生相比，预科学生的 RPA 水平较高（80%）和 DP 水平较高（70%）（RPA = 20%，DP = 30%）。学生的学习年限和居住类型对 DP 和 RPA 高水平也有显著影响（p = 0.028）。学生的每日睡眠时间也被认为是兽医学生 burnout 的一个重要相关危险因素，因为睡眠时间较少（<6 小时）会导致 DP 和 RPA 水平升高。学生的年龄、性别、婚姻状况、工作状况、锻炼时间和每周学习时间都不是 burnout 的显著预测因素（p>0.05）。
