Table 3.

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

	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

^*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001

^aThere was a high correlation between SCL-5 and reality weakness (Pearson’s R = 0.6)