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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) as an overall indicator of population mental health and well-being in the UK veterinary profession
Veterinary Journal, Volume 187, No. 3, Year 2011
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The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) was evaluated as an indicator of mental health and well-being within the veterinary profession in a cross-sectional study among a representative sample of 3200 veterinary surgeons practising in the UK. The WEMWBS mean score for the sample was 48.85 (95% confidence interval 48.43-49.28). The score showed a negative correlation with anxiety and depressive symptoms and a positive correlation with favourable psychosocial working conditions. A 1 unit increase in score was associated with reduced odds of reporting having experienced suicidal thoughts in the previous 12. months, and reduced odds of reporting depressive or anxiety symptoms of clinical significance. The results support the validity of the scale as an overall indicator of population mental health and well-being for this occupational group. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Yadegarfar, Ghasem
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Sinclair, Julia M.A.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Iran, Isfahan
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Baldwin, David S.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Statistics
Citations: 57
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.02.010
ISSN:
10900233
Research Areas
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative