Jensen Katharina Charlotte, Merle Roswitha
Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Jul 3;14(13):1975. doi: 10.3390/ani14131975.
Even though the mental health of veterinarians has raised concerns, little is known about the wellbeing of official veterinarians ensuring animal welfare, food safety, and control of infectious diseases and performing other tasks for veterinary public health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the psychosocial conditions of official German veterinarians and to compare them with those of other employees.
An online survey was conducted including 82 items of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III) and additional questions on workplace and demographics.
The answers of 838 respondents were analyzed, representing 26% of the target population. The average values for the dimensions , , and were substantially higher than those for German employees in other professions. Official veterinarians mainly working in animal welfare frequently experienced physical violence (6.7%) or threats of violence (53%). However, the profession also provides advantages: official veterinarians reported higher average values concerning the dimensions and than other employees. Most participants stated that they experienced their work as meaningful, and the dimension was low.
Official veterinarians frequently experience offensive behavior and high-level demands. Therefore, measures to support and protect official veterinarians are needed. The positive aspects of this job should be emphasized to recruit and retain veterinarians in this field of the profession.
尽管兽医的心理健康已引发关注，但对于负责确保动物福利、食品安全、控制传染病以及执行兽医公共卫生其他任务的官方兽医的福祉，人们了解甚少。因此，本研究的目的是评估德国官方兽医的社会心理状况，并将其与其他员工的状况进行比较。
开展了一项在线调查，其中包括哥本哈根社会心理问卷（COPSOQ III）的82个项目以及关于工作场所和人口统计学的其他问题。
分析了838名受访者的答案，占目标人群的26%。各个维度的平均值显著高于德国其他职业的员工。主要从事动物福利工作的官方兽医经常遭遇身体暴力（6.7%）或暴力威胁（53%）。然而，该职业也有优势：官方兽医在某些维度上的平均得分高于其他员工。大多数参与者表示他们认为自己的工作有意义，且某个维度得分较低。
官方兽医经常遭遇冒犯行为和高要求。因此，需要采取措施支持和保护官方兽医。应强调这项工作的积极方面，以招募和留住该领域的兽医。
