Individual differences in working hours, work perceptions and accident rates in veterinary surgeries

Trimpop, Rüdiger; Kirkcaldy, Bruce; Athanasou, James A.; Cooper, Cary L.

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“…The post-graduate clinical training program is compul- It has been reported that while the factors that alleviated stress in trainees included increased sleeping hours, decreased interpersonal relationship issues, and increased support from their bosses and coworkers, factors that worsened stress included a decreased sense of accomplishment (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20). Moreover, it has also been reported that the impact that stress-relieving factors have on stress is larger than that of stress-enhancing factors.…”

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A Study on the Occupational Stress of Trainee Dentists in Post-graduate Dental Education

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For trainee dentists to focus on clinical training under mentally and physically stable conditions and improve the quality of their work, it is extremely important to provide mental health support and improve the environment by treating trainee dentists as workers. However, very few studies exist regarding occupational stress among trainee dentists. The present study investigated and analyzed occupational stress with the objective of assessing mental health conditions to consider environmental improvements for enhancing mental health among trainee dentists in post-graduate dental education. The questionnaire was administered to dental trainees. It covered potential stress factors; mental and physical reactions to stress and other factors affecting stress responses; stressrelieving factors; and task satisfaction levels.The risk scores in males and females that were obtained using a diagram for the determination of occupational stress(100 for a standard risk)were 111 and 113 for amountcontrol risk, 85 and 74 for risk with support from work fellows, and 94 and 83 for combined health risk, respectively. A significant correlation was found only between the scores for stress responses and stress-relieving factors(p < 0.05). The scores of subjects at high risk for stress responses and stress-relieving factors were significantly different(p < 0.01)from those from subjects at low risk of stress responses and stress-relieving factors. The degrees of stress in the satisfactory task group and the unsatisfactory task group for stress responses (p < 0.001), and for stress-relieving factors (p < 0.01), respectively, showed significant differences. These results suggest that the low combined health risk obtained in trainee dentists indicates that stress possibly from quantitative burdens and insufficient control of tasks is lessened by support from persons the trainees work with, including bosses and colleagues. A correlation was also found between stress responses to tasks and stress-relieving factors as well as an association between degree of task satisfaction and degree of stress. Concrete measures are needed to reduce health risks from quantitative burden and insufficient control of tasks.

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“…Female/male ratio (24.5 vs. 75.5) was in line with our study results (28.3 vs. 71.7) [23] . According to studies investigating occupational stress in veterinary surgeons, the most important stress factor is extended working hours [14,[23][24][25] . Weekly working hours were 54 h in the Belgian study [23] whereas 50 h in another study from Turkey, which was investigated occupational satisfaction and burnout levels of veterinary surgeons [15] .…”

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“…Occupation related stressors, which were reported by vets, were mistreatment/animal death, transmission risk of zoonosis diseases, animal owner pressure/superior pressure, animal attack, future/economic concerns and traffic accident in decreasing order. In the German study, vets also reported that they had high levels of concerns because of financial and social insufficiencies [14] . In the Australian study, it was reported that approximately 1/3 of veterinary surgeons had psychologically bad health [6] .…”

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“…Workload-work control and support model are generally employed in studies, which investigate occupational stress among veterinary surgeons [12] . According to studies performed on veterinary surgeons, main risk factors triggering occupational stress are extended working hours, inefficient time for family and for resting and having no enough break, financial problems, difficulty in following up new developments and innovations, requirement of limitless working period, high expectations of clients/animal owners, intense physical workload, low rating of veterinary occupation by population, and disrespectful behaviour among veterinary surgeons [12][13][14][15][16][17] . In addition, several factors like private life conditions of staff, absence of occupational controls, inability to contribute in decision making steps, low social support at working environments, unclear and incomprehensible job descriptions can also trigger occupational stress [15,18] .…”

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Occupational Stress and Risk Factors in Veterinary Surgeons

Cevızcı¹,

Babaoğlu²,

Serpen³

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Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg

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The aim of this study was to investigate occupational stress and risk factors among veterinary surgeons. The present crosssectional study was performed in 2012 via a web-based survey. Data of 223 individuals who responded to the survey are presented. In order to evaluate the occupational stress Turkish Version of "Swedish Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire" was used. Mean age of participants was 37.45±9.11 and 28.3% of subjects were female. Work load, work control, skill, decision latitude, and social support mean points with standard deviations were found to be 9.42±1.86, 10.27±2.72, 7.06±1.78, 3.21±1.64 and 11.26±3.94, respectively. It was reported that 92 subjects were working for public institutions and 131 were working for private sector. Decision latitude and social support levels in surgeons working for public institutions were statistically significantly lower than their counterparts in the private sector. There was no statistically significant difference in work load, work control and skill use between two groups. Of participants 54.3% reported that they had car accidents, 19.3% reported that they had the accident in the last one year, and 9.9% reported that they had the accident during a patient visit. Majority of Turkish veterinary surgeons in our study group reported that they experienced occupational stress. Occupational stress and related factors in work environment can influence work health negatively by causing physical, mental and social problems. Keywords: Veterinary surgeon, Occupational stress, Work load, Work control, Social support Veteriner Hekimlerde İş Stresi ve Risk Faktörleri ÖzetBu çalışmada, veteriner hekimler arasında iş stresinin ve risk faktörlerinin incelenmesi amaçlandı. Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma, 2012 yılında web-tabanlı anket aracılığı ile yapıldı. Ankete yanıt veren 223 bireyin verileri sunuldu. İş stresini değerlendirmek için "İsveç İş Yükü-Kontrol-Destek Anketi"nin Türkçe Sürümü kullanıldı. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 37.45±9.11'di ve %28.3'ü kadındı. Katılımcıların iş yükü, iş kontrolü, beceri, karar serbestliği ve sosyal destek ortalama puanları ile standart sapmaları sırasıyla 9.42±1.86, 10.27±2.72, 7.06±1.78, 3.21±1.64 ve 11.26±3.94 olarak belirlendi. Kamuda çalışan hekimler arasında karar serbestliği ve sosyal destek düzeyleri özel sektörde çalışanlara göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde daha düşüktü. İş yükü, iş kontrolü ve beceri kullanımı yönünden iki grup arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark saptanmadı. Katılımcıların %54.3'ü araba kazası yaşadıklarını, %19.3'ü son bir yıl içinde kaza yaptıklarını ve %9.9'u kazaların hasta ziyareti sırasında olduğunu bildirdi. Çalışma grubumuzda yer alan veteriner hekimlerin çoğu iş stresi yaşadıklarını bildirdi. İş stresi ve işyeri ortam faktörleri, fiziksel, ruhsal ve sosyal sağlık sorunlarına yol açarak çalışanların iş sağlığını olumsuz yönde etkileyebilir. İş sağlığı ve güvenliği uygulamalarının henüz her meslek grubuna yansımadığı Türkiye gibi ülkelerde veteriner hekimler arasında iş stresi gibi mesleksel...

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“…Long work hours do not appear to have a direct impact on men's marital relationships, but are associated with greater father-child conflict (Crouter, Bumpus, Head & McHale, 2001). Several studies also suggest that longer work hours are associated with high accident rates on and off work (Kirkcaldy, Trimpop & Levine, 2002;Lilly, Feyer, Kirk & 25 Gander;Trimpop, Kirkcaldy, Athanasou & Cooper, 2000). Long work hours cuts down on the time available for leisure and social activities and is expected to be a stressor that is associated with higher mental health service use.…”

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Individual differences in working hours, work perceptions and accident rates in veterinary surgeries

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