Causes and consequences of psychological stress in everyday work and in the emergency service of the veterinary profession in the Federal Republic of Germany

Recruiting

• Conditions: BURNOUT; Z73; Problems related to life-management difficulty

• Registration Number: DRKS00026106
• Lead Sponsor: Bereich Arbeitsmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-02
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 232

Inclusion Criteria

Active veterinarians living in Germany.

Exclusion Criteria

Students of veterinary medicine and veterinarians who are no longer active.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Data collection from online survey: <br>Information on work stresses and working conditions (questionnaire according to Slesina).<br>Questions on health situation and well-being by means of questions from the KÖPS - physical, psychological and social symptoms, MBI - Maslach-Burnout-Inventar and the questionnaire WHO-5.<br>Occupational health-psychological section with questions from Irritation Scales (IS), Overcommitment (OC) as well as the AVEM (questionnaire on work-related behavior and experience patterns).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychophysiological examinations with long-term (24h) ECG with subsequent analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) and a logging of activity within the 24h (if possible comparison between emergency service and no emergency service).<br>In addition, questions from the MIGA-Heart to record the factors influencing HRV and questions from the DSI (Differential Stress Inventory).