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

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

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00026106
Enrollment
232
Registered
2021-09-02
Start date
2021-06-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

BURNOUT Z73

Interventions

Group 1: An online survey is carried out, which is aimed at veterinarians. Sociodemographic data, general information on the profession, information on workloads and working conditions, and on the hea

Sponsors

Bereich Arbeitsmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Active veterinarians living in Germany.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students of veterinary medicine and veterinarians who are no longer active.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Data collection from online survey: Information on work stresses and working conditions (questionnaire according to Slesina). 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. 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

MeasureTime frame
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). In addition, questions from the MIGA-Heart to record the factors influencing HRV and questions from the DSI (Differential Stress Inventory).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRobert Pohl

Bereich Arbeitsmedizin der Medizinischen Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

tieraerztestudie@med.ovgu.de0391 67-25126

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026