González Álvaro San Martín, González Paula San Martín, Míguez-Santiyán María-Prado, Rodríguez Francisco Soler, Pérez-López Marcos
1Toxicology Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.
2Faculty of Nursing, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Feb 7;261(5):1-8. doi: 10.2460/javma.22.09.0407. Print 2023 May 1.
Burnout is a syndrome of emotional distress common in health-care professions. The aim of this study was to assess the potential levels of burnout syndrome among veterinarians in Spain as well as different factors involved in its prevalence.
282 Spanish veterinarians (57.4% women and 42.6% men).
All data were obtained through an online survey. The instrument utilized for this purpose was the Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey (adapted to a Spanish-speaking population), with analyses performed using statistical software. Moreover, a sociodemographic questionnaire was utilized.
Within the considered population, 23% suffered from burnout syndrome and the average scores were 29 points for emotional exhaustion, 14 points for depersonalization, and 35 points for personal accomplishment. A higher prevalence of burnout was associated with small animal clinicians (75.3%) and women (66.1%), in comparison to large animal clinicians (24.6%) and men (33.8%).
This study showed for the first time that burnout syndrome is a current and highly relevant risk for Spanish veterinarians. The results obtained could help to raise awareness of this reality and the factors involved in the development or exacerbation of this syndrome.
职业倦怠是一种在医疗行业常见的情绪困扰综合征。本研究的目的是评估西班牙兽医中职业倦怠综合征的潜在水平以及其患病率的不同影响因素。
282名西班牙兽医（女性占57.4%，男性占42.6%）。
所有数据通过在线调查获得。为此使用的工具是马氏职业倦怠量表-人类服务调查（针对说西班牙语人群进行了改编），并使用统计软件进行分析。此外，还使用了一份社会人口学问卷。
在所研究的人群中，23%的人患有职业倦怠综合征，情绪耗竭的平均得分为29分，去个性化的平均得分为14分，个人成就感的平均得分为35分。与大型动物临床医生（24.6%）和男性（33.8%）相比，小型动物临床医生（75.3%）和女性（66.1%）的职业倦怠患病率更高。
本研究首次表明，职业倦怠综合征是西班牙兽医当前面临的一个高度相关风险。所获得的结果有助于提高对这一现实以及该综合征发生或加剧所涉及因素的认识。
