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Ethically challenging situations (ECS) are common in veterinary settings and can lead to moral stress. However, there is no published information about how a global pandemic affects the frequency and types of ECS encountered by veterinary team members. An online mixed methods survey was developed to determine the frequency, stressfulness and types of ECS experienced by veterinarians, animal health technicians and veterinary nurses since the advent of the global COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Responses from 540 veterinary team members from 22 countries were analyzed. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the median frequency of ECS encountered by respondents increased from several times per month to several times per week (Spearman Rank Correlation 0.619, __P__ < 0.0001). The most common ECS (encountered at least several times per week) were: __challenging decisions about how to proceed when clients have limited finances__ (64.4%), __conflict between personal well-being and professional role__ (64.3%), __conflict between the interests of clients and the interests of their animals__ (59.6%). These were followed by __challenging decisions about what counts as an essential veteri

Author

Anne Quain; Siobhan Mullan; Paul D. McGreevy; Michael P. Ward

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

Published

2021

Language

EN