Reducing occupational distress in veterinary medicine personnel with acceptance and commitment training: a pilot study
| Autor: | A. S. G. Updegraff, Michael P. Twohig, Mary Beth Spitznagel, M. D. Carlson, C. M. Fulkerson |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Taylor & Francis |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Veterinary medicine
040301 veterinary sciences Perceived Stress Scale acceptance and commitment training veterinarian burnout Pilot Projects Burnout burden transfer Acceptance and commitment therapy 0403 veterinary science Intervention (counseling) Medicine Humans occupational distress Burnout Professional General Veterinary Educational Psychology business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine 040201 dairy & animal science Clinical trial Distress veterinarian stress Scale (social sciences) veterinarian wellbeing Extended time business |
| Zdroj: | Psychology Faculty Publications |
| ISSN: | 1176-0710 |
| Popis: | Aims To determine whether an educational programme targeting the reaction of veterinary medicine personnel to difficult client interactions reduces burden transfer, stress and burnout in veterinary medicine staff. Methods Employees of three small animal veterinary hospitals in the south-western United States of America were recruited and randomised to intervention (educational programme; n=16) or control (no intervention; n=18) groups. Participants of this randomised, parallel arms trial completed pre-programme assessment including the Burden Transfer Inventory (BTI), Perceived Stress Scale, and Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. Assessment was followed by two, group-format educational sessions, based on acceptance and commitment training, tailored to reducing reactivity to difficult veterinary client interactions (intervention group only). After training was completed, both groups were assessed using the same measures and the intervention participants provided use and acceptability ratings. Results Intervention participants rated the programme as useful and appropriate, and reported that programme techniques were used a median of 43 (min 9, max 68) times during the 2 weeks prior to retesting. Relative to pre-programme scores, median post-programme scores for reaction (subscore of BTI) to difficult client interactions decreased in the intervention group (33 vs. 54; p=0.047), but not in the control group (51 vs. 59; p=0.210). Changes in median scores for stress and burnout from pre- to post-programme were non-significant for both groups. Conclusions This pilot and feasibility trial showed high rates of acceptability and use by participants, as well as promising reductions in burden transfer. A larger scale clinical trial with follow-up at extended time points is needed to more fully examine the efficacy of this novel programme. Clinical relevance Preliminary findings suggest this programme may be a useful approach to reducing occupational distress for individuals working in the field of veterinary medicine. |
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