İstanbul’da Çalışan Veteriner Hekimlerin İş Doyumu ve Tükenmişlik Düzeyleri

Abstract

ÖzetGünümüzde iş sağlığını olumsuz yönde etkileyen düşük iş doyumu ve yüksek tükenmişlik düzeyleri, farklı mesleklerden çok sayıda çalışanı tehdit etmektedir. Bu çalışmada İstanbul'da çalışan veteriner hekimlerin iş doyumu ve tükenmişlik düzeylerini ve bununla ilişkili faktörleri belirlemek amaçlandı. Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışmaya 145 kişi katıldı. Verilerin toplanmasında web tabanlı anket formu kullanıldı. Anket formunun ilk bölümünde sosyo-demografik özellikleri inceleyen sorular, ikinci bölümünde Minnesota iş doyumu ile Maslach tükenmişlik düzeyini ölçen sorular yer aldı. Elde edilen verilerin istatistiksel analizinde bağımsız gruplar arasında t testi, Tukey testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi uygulandı. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 36.8 idi (min:24-maks:57). Katılımcıların %73.8'i (n:107) erkek, %73.1'i (n:106) evli, %57.2'sinin (n:83) çocuğu vardı. Cinsiyet ve "mesleğini kendi isteği ile seçenler" ile iş doyumu ve tükenmişlik puanları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmadı. Düşük iş doyumu ve tükenmişlik gözlenen bireylerde, medeni durum, yaş grubu, "şimdi olsa yine aynı mesleği seçerim" ve "şu anda çalıştığım yerden ayrılmayı düşünüyorum" ifadeleri ile ölçek puanları arasında istatistiksel anlamlı bir fark vardı. Çalışma grubunda veteriner hekimler arasında iş doyumu orta düzeyde, tükenmişlik ise alt düzeyde saptandı. İşe bağlı risk faktörlerinin de inceleneceği çalışmaların aydınlatıcı olacağı düşüncesindeyiz. Anahtar sözcükler: İş doyumu, İş sağlığı, Tükenmişlik, Veteriner hekim Job Satisfaction and Burnout Level of Veterinarian Working at Istanbul SummaryLow job satisfaction and high levels of job burnout which is a threat to occupational health is affecting a large number of professions. In the present study, it was aimed to identify factors associated with job satisfaction and burnout levels. 145 people participated in this cross-sectional study. Data was obtained using a web based questionnaire including questions about socio-demographic variables, Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire and the Maslach burnout inventory. The mean age of the participants was 36.8 (min: 24 -max: 57). 73.8% (n=107) were male, 73.1% (n=106) were married and 57.2% (n=83) had children. Choosing the profession with his own request and gender showed no relation with job satisfaction and burnout. Marital status and age group significantly contributed to the answers of the survey questions: "I would choose the same profession again if I had another chance" and "I think to resign from my current workplace" in terms of job satisfaction and burnout. In the present study, moderate levels of job satisfaction and lower levels of burnout among veterinarians was found. We believe that further studies evaluating work-related risk factors can be useful.

Evaluation of graduates of the Kafkas University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in terms of several parameters

“…It is emphasized that due to the high number of faculties and admission quotas, the quality of education decreased and associated employment problems started to arise (Anonym 2007(Anonym , Özen et al 2007 and the increase in the number of graduates limited employment opportunities in the public sector (Aral et al 2010). It is reported that even though veterinaries experienced high-level dissatisfaction (Özen and Ateş 2003a) and students of faculties of veterinary medicine and veterinaries have concerns for their futures, they are hopeful (Özen et al 2012b) and in another study (Babaoğlu et al 2012) it is reported that veterinaries have a low burnout level. The current absence of an unemployment problem (Table 3 and 5) in our study, caused veterinaries to be hopeful, though concerned, (Özen et al 2012b) however, in the literature (Anonym 2007) as is known, it is suggested that the number of faculties without planning and infrastructure and the increase in admission quota, will cause employment problems in a few years.…”

Occupational Stress and Risk Factors in Veterinary Surgeons

“…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] . In our study, mean weekly working hours reported by veterinary surgeons was 45 h. Nearly half of veterinary surgeons (41.3%) reported that they have been working as a civil servant and 40 h in a week.…”

“…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] .…”

Animal-Human Bond Based Social Work

“…Öte yandan, grup liderleri öfkeyi yönetebilmeli, her konuşmacının konuşmasını sağlamalı, intihar, maddenin kötüye kullanımı veya akıl hastalıklarının önlenmesine yönelik müdahaleleri sağlayabilecek beceriye sahip olmalıdır (Ross, Baron-Sorensen, 2007: 186 Zisselman, 1996;Mosello, vd., 2011, Kanamori, vd., 2001, akt: Peluso vd., 2018 (McDonald vd., 2016;McPhedran, 2009;Tiplady vd. ;2012;Volant ve Coleman, 2008;akt: Newberry, 2016: 3). Yapılan çalışmalar doğrultusunda hayvanlara yönelik şiddet ile çocuk istismarı, aile içi şiddet, yaşlı istismarı arasında bir bağ bulunduğu ortaya konulmuştur (Petersen ve Farrington, 2007).…”