Combinations of job demands are associated with increased risk of depression in clinical veterinary practice: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Veterinarians have a high prevalence of mental health disorders, such as depression. Previous research suggests that veterinarians are highly exposed to emotional demands at work and that these emotional demands are associated with adverse mental health outcomes. However, little is known about the consequences of the simultaneous exposure to emotional demands and other types of job demands in clinical veterinary practice. In this cross-sectional study, we investigate the combined effect of simultaneous exposure to emotional demands and other types of job demands on the risk of depression. We invited 1,757 employees in clinical veterinary practice in Denmark to participate in an online survey in the spring of 2022.

Results

We obtained response from 885 employees (5

SUBMITTER: Christiansen SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11673828 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature