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Table 3 Factors associated with professional help-seeking among veterinarians with self-reported mental health problems in need of treatment (n = 618)

From: Professional help-seeking behaviour for mental health problems among veterinarians in Norway: a nationwide, cross-sectional study (The NORVET study)

 

Bivariate

Multivariable

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Female

1.89**

1.24–2.86

2.11**

1.24–3.60

Age

1.02

0.95–1.10

1.00

0.92–1.12

Single

1.20

0.87–1.65

1.25

0.86–1.81

SCL-5

1.03

0.89–1.18

1.14

0.93–1.40

Reality weaknessa

0.93*

0.87–0.99

0.93

0.85–1.01

Attitudes toward mental illness

 Treatment helps those with mental illness

1.26*

1.03–1.55

1.32*

1.03–1.68

 People are caring toward those with mental illness

1.03

0.91–1.18

1.10

0.93–1.28

Main field of work (ref. category = mixed clinical practice)

 Companion animals

1.39

0.84–2.32

1.43

0.82–2.50

 Production animals

0.33*

0.13–0.85

0.35*

0.13–0.98

 Equine practice

1.67

0.72–3.87

1.75

0.70–4.36

 Aquaculture

1.23

0.55–2.73

1.18

0.47–2.97

 Public administration

2.31**

1.29–4.13

2.27*

1.15–4.45

 Academia/research

3.44**

1.64–7.18

4.78***

1.99–11.47

 Other

2.75**

1.39–5.46

2.79*

1.23–6.32

Job stress

 Emotional demands

1.02

0.85–1.23

1.17

0.91–1.50

 Work/life-balance

0.95

0.82–1.11

0.97

0.79–1.19

 Fear of complaints

0.91

0.80–1.05

0.97

0.80–1.18

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
  2. aThere was a high correlation between SCL-5 and reality weakness (Pearson’s R = 0.6)