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Predictors of burnout among Belgrade veterinary students: A cross-sectional study

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  • Jelena Ilić Živojinović
  • Dušan Backović
  • Goran Belojević
  • Olivera Valčić
  • Ivan Soldatović
  • Janko Janković

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Background: To the best of our knowledge, studies are lacking on burnout among veterinary students in Serbia, and this is the first study trying to address such a problem. Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the predictors of burnout among Belgrade veterinary students. Methods: Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and anonymous structured questionnaire addressed to personal data, health habits and stressful influence of educational process were applied among 496 respondents from a total of 1113 students from all grades in spring semester 2014 (response rate 44.6%). Results: The prevalence of burnout was 43.3%. High scores on depersonalization and emotional exhaustion scales of MBI were found among 79.4% and 45.0% students, respectively; low personal accomplishment was reported by 50.5% students. Female students reported higher levels of emotional exhaustion compared to males (p = 0.012). A low score on personal achievement scale of MBI was least frequent among the freshmen and most frequent among sophomores (41.1% and 65.3%, respectively; p = 0.986). There were more students with burnout who considered their health as a worsened vs. pre-study period compared to students with no burnout, both concerning mental (61.4% vs. 38.6%) and physical health (61.1% vs. 38.9%; both p

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  • Jelena Ilić Živojinović & Dušan Backović & Goran Belojević & Olivera Valčić & Ivan Soldatović & Janko Janković, 2020. "Predictors of burnout among Belgrade veterinary students: A cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(3), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0230685
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230685
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