Non-fatal suicidal behaviour and burnout among veterinarians in Valparaíso, Chile

Authors

  • Romy Weinborn Universidad de las Américas, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, campus Maipú, Santiago, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4051-1222
  • Braulio Bruna Universidad de Talca, Facultad de Psicología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas (CICC), Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1874-3369
  • Joan Calventus Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Salud Pública, Santiago, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-6794
  • Marcela Campillay Universidad Viña del Mar, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Ciencias Agrícolas y Veterinarias, Viña del Mar, Chile
  • Katherina Pineda Universidad Viña del Mar, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Ciencias Agrícolas y Veterinarias, Viña del Mar, Chile https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1579-7784
  • Camila López Universidad Viña del Mar, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Ciencias Agrícolas y Veterinarias, Viña del Mar, Chile
  • Paula Lobos Universidad Viña del Mar, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Ciencias Agrícolas y Veterinarias, Viña del Mar, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5175-5548
  • Andrea Precht Universidad Católica del Maule, Departamento de Fundamentos de la Educación, Facultad de Ciencias de Educación, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2435-5565
  • Gerardo Sepúlveda Universidad Viña del Mar, Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Ciencias Agrícolas y Veterinarias, Viña del Mar, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i6.26960

Keywords:

suicide, burnout, veterinary medicine, sad persons scale, Columbia suicide severity rating scale, Maslach burnout inventory

Abstract

The veterinary medicine profession has a suicide rate 3 to 4 times higher than that of the general population, where 17% of veterinary doctors have had suicidal ideation. The aim of this work was to describe the relationship between job stress and the prevalence of suicidality (non-lethal suicidal behavior) in Chilean veterinary doctors practicing in the Valparaíso region, Chile. During 2019-2021, using the Google platform, the sociodemographic questionnaires, SAD PERSONS, Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were carried out. In total, 102 valid surveys were received. A prevalence of 23.5% of individuals with burnout and 63.7% of subjects at risk (low, medium, high) was found in both suicide risk scales. Furthermore, it is possible to show that subjects who present alterations in the emotional exhaustion subscale (MBI) have greater suicidal tendencies. This shows the importance of preventing factors linked to work stress, since they would be linked to suicidality in this population.

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Published

2023-12-18

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 6 (2023)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2023 Romy Weinborn, Braulio Bruna, Joan Calventus, Marcela Campillay, Katherina Pineda, Camila López, Paula Lobos, Andrea Precht, Gerardo Sepúlveda

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How to Cite

Weinborn, R., Bruna, B., Calventus, J., Campillay, M., Pineda, K., López, C., Lobos, P., Precht, A., & Sepúlveda, G. (2023). Non-fatal suicidal behaviour and burnout among veterinarians in Valparaíso, Chile. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 34(6), e26960. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v34i6.26960