Ethical conflict and moral distress in veterinary practice: A survey of North American veterinarians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concerns about ethical conflicts, moral distress, and burnout in veterinary practice are steadily increasing. Root causes of these problems have not been rigorously identified. Little research has been done to evaluate the existence of moral distress in North American veterinarians or to explore its impact on career sustainability and poor well-being.

Hypothesis/objectives

Ethical conflict and resultant moral distress are common occurrences in contemporary veterinary practice and negatively impact daily practice life, but may not be identified or labeled by veterinarians as such.

Animals

No animals were used in this study.

Methods

Mixed methods sequential explanatory design; confidential and anonymous on-line sampling of 889 veterinarians in North Am

SUBMITTER: Moses L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6271308 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature