Petar Džaja1, Ivan Butković2, Magdalena Palić1, Ivan Križek3, Ivan Zemljak4, Anđelko Gašpar5, Aneta Piplica6, Krešimir Severin1
1Zavod za sudsko i upravno veterinarstvo, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu; 2Klinika za porodništvo i reprodukciju, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu; 3Phoenix Farmacija, Zagreb; 4Veterinarska stanica Križevci; 5Hrvatska veterinarska komora; 6Zavod za uzgoj životinja i stočarsku proizvodnju, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
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Izvor: Zbornik radova Veterinarski dani, Osijek, 2023.
Sažetak
Zbog svega navedenoga veterinar u Republici Hrvatskoj izgara odnosno gubi progresivni idealizam, energiju i smislenost vlastitoga rada, sve kao posljedica kroničnoga stresa. U takvim slučajevima najprije se uočavaju tjelesni simptomi (umor i iscrpljenost, pad imuniteta, česte glavobolje, bol u mišićima, gubitak apetita i loš san). Te promjene popraćene su kognitivnim simptomima (poteškoće s koncentracijom, problemi s pamćenjem, smanjena pažnja), emocionalnim simptomima (osjećaj neuspjeha i sumnja u sebe, osjećaj bespomoćnosti i beznandnosti, manjak samopouzdanja i samoća, gubitak motivacije) i bihevioralnim simptomima (povlačenje iz posla i bijeg od odgovornosti, socijalna izolacija, zlouporaba hrane, lijekova i alkohola, prenošenje frustracije na osobe oko sebe). Ovakve osobe ne mogu se na poslu emocionalno angažirati, negativno se ponašaju prema drugim ljudima te negativno prosuđuju vlastitu sposobnost.
U našoj anketi dosta toga je potvrđeno da veterinari izgaraju jer se 190 (49,7%) veterinara izjasnilo da nisu zadovoljni odabranom profesijom te se njih 100 (26,2%) izjasnilo da je ne bi ponovo izabrali, a njih 314 (81,8%) se izjasnilo da su očekivali da će im u obavljanju ovog posla biti bolje. Tužno i bezvrijedno osjećalo se 330 (87,1%) veterinara, a 336 (87,7%) je postalo biti razdražljivo i nakon sitnica, loš san imalo je 207 (54,3%) veterinara, njima 304 (79,8%) nedostaje energije za rad, njima 267 (70,1%) nedostaje koncentracije za rad, a njih 211 (55,2%) postalo je bezvoljno i osjeća se bezvrijedno.
Ključne riječi: Psihičke ozljede, veterinari, izgaranje, Republika Hrvatska.
Physical injuries and “burnt-out” of veterinarians in Republic of Croatia
Petar Džaja, Ivan Butković, Magdalena Palić, Ivan Križek, Ivan Zemljak, Anđelko Gašpar, Aneta Piplica, Krešimir Severin
Abstract
I n an electronic survey to which of the 1800 veterinarians employed in the Republic of Croatia 387 (21.5%) responded, 218 (57.4%) were males and 162 (42.6%) females, and of these 242 (64%) had more than 10 years’ work experience, 69 had between 5 and 10 years’ work experience and 67 (17.79%) had less than 5 years’ work experience.
188 of them (49.6%) worked in small practices, 105 (27.7%) in mixed practices, 55 (14.5%) in large practices, and 31 (8.2%) were in inspection services. Alongside the possibility of committing a professional error, other stress factors mentioned were job uncertainty, confirmed in our survey by 94 (24.7%) veterinarians, dissatisfaction with pay, confirmed by 277 (75.3%), and the lack of free time for themselves and their families, confirmed by 268 (70.2% veterinarians. Of the 347 subjects, 50 replied that the duration of their working hours had a very major effect on the occurrence of stress. 171 (44.6%) were dissatisfied with the atmosphere at work, 313 (82.2%) veterinarians had had problems with animals’ owners, 228 (60%) had experienced generalized threats, 167 (44.2%) had been threatened with law suits, and monetary compensation had been demanded from 81 (21.4%) veterinarians. 161 (42.5%) veterinarians had been belittled on social networks, and law suits had been brought against 28 (7.3%) of them, which are serious reasons for the occurrence of stress in veterinarians in the Republic of Croatia.As a result of all the above, veterinarians in the Republic of Croatia suffer burn-out, that is, they progressively lose their idealism, energy and purpose in their work as a result of chronic stress. In these cases, they first of all notice physical symptoms (tiredness and exhaustion, a drop in immunity, frequent headaches, muscle pain, loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping). These changes are accompanied by cognitive symptoms (difficulty concentrating, memory problems, attention difficulties), emotional symptoms (a feeling of failure and self-doubt, a feeling of helplessness and hopelessness, a lack of self-confidence and loneliness, a loss of motivation) and behavioural symptoms (withdrawal from work and avoiding responsibility, social isolation, eating disorders, abuse of alcohol and medication, transferring frustration to people around them). These people cannot engage emotionally with their work, they behave in a negative manner towards other people and have a negative opinion of their own abilities.
Our survey confirmed fairly conclusively that veterinarians experience burn-out, because 190 (49.7%) of them stated that they were dissatisfied with their chosen profession, 100 (26.2%) stated that they would not chose it again, and 314 (81.8%) of them stated that they had expected that doing their job would be better. 330 (87.1%) veterinarians felt sad and worthless, and 336 (87.7%) had begun to be irritable about small things, 207 (54.3%) had difficulty sleeping, 304 (79.8%) of them lacked energy, 267 (70.1%) lacked concentration at work, and 211 (55.2%) had become listless and felt worthless.
Key words: physical injuries, veterinarians, burn-out, the Republic of Croatia.
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