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Table 5 Top 10 stressors (highest means) for each type of activity

From: Occupational stress, work-home interference and burnout among Belgian veterinary practitioners

 

Rank (Mean)

F (2, 188)

P

Post-hoc

 

Bovine Practice(1)

Small animal Practice (2)

Mixed Practice (3)

   

Administrative formalities because of new medicines policy

1 (3.22)

5 (2.66)

1 (3.15)

6.66

0.00

2 < 1 and 3

Impact of job constraints on family life

2 (2.94)

4 (2.72)

2 (2.97)

2.11

0.12

NA

Recovery of amounts of money due from customers

3 (2.88)

2 (2.81)

4 (2.82)

0.08

0.92

NA

Interruption of family life by phone calls

4 (2.76)

3 (2.75)

3 (2.90)

0.43

0.65

NA

Impact of job constraints on social life

5 (2.72)

- (2.47)

5 (2.67)

3.33

0.04

NA

Lack of gratefulness by customers

6 (2.75)

- (2.46)

7 (2.69)

1.23

0.29

NA

Long working hours

7 (2.62)

- (2.39)

- (2.49)

1.05

0.35

NA

Time sharing between spouse and patients

8 (2.70)

9 (2.57)

9 (2.72)

0.53

0.59

NA

Phone calls during the night and early in the morning

9 (2.60)

1 (3.15)

6 (2.72)

6.44

0.00

2 > 1 and 3

Unrealistic expectations from customers

10 (2.56)

- (2.27)

- (2.36)

2.05

0.13

NA

Administrative constraints due to tax liability

- (2.40)

6 (2.58)

- (2.56)

0.44

0.65

NA

Euthanasia requests for non-suffering patients

- (1.88)

7 (2.63)

- (1.74)

13.50

0.00

2 > 1 and 3

Emergency calls during consulting hours

- (2.32)

8 (2.62)

8 (2.67)

1.84

0.16

NA

Follow up of difficult cases

- (2.44)

10 (2.48)

- (2.41)

0.11

0.90

NA

Loss of clients profitable to another veterinary surgeon (competition)

- (2.36)

- (2.46)

10 (2.49)

0.24

0.79

NA

  1. NB: The multivariate analysis of the 15 items performed to compare the type of activity was significant, Wilks' lambda = .61, F(30, 348) = 3.27, P = .000.