Hong Kong veterinarians' encounters with client-related stress - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Limited research has explored the stressors experienced by veterinarians in East Asia. Metropolitan cities like Hong Kong may have overlooked factors that significantly contribute to veterinarians' stress. This paper examines how client-related stressors and contextual factors contribute to the stress levels of Hong Kong-based veterinarians.

Methods

Veterinarians from small domestic animal practices in Hong Kong were recruited using purposive and targeted snowball samplings until thematic saturation was achieved. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted, audio-recorded, transcribed, coded, and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis with an interpretivist paradigm based on Heidegger's phenomenological approach.

Results

A total of 18 participating vet

SUBMITTER: Chan CKY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720360 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature