Exploration of mental health stigma in veterinary teams in the United States before and after evidence-based psychoeducation for burden transfer.

Background: High rates of psychological distress are present in veterinary healthcare professionals and elevated mental health stigma in the field may underlie psychological treatment reluctance. A psychoeducational programme designed to reduce distress associated with difficult veterinary client behaviours (i.e.

Self-paced acceptance and commitment training reduces burden transfer, stress, and burnout in veterinary healthcare teams.

Objective: An acceptance and commitment training (ACT) educational program targeting reaction to difficult client interactions recently demonstrated efficacy in reducing burden transfer, stress, and burnout in veterinary healthcare teams. The current noninferiority trial compared effectiveness of the original program with a self-paced version.

Sample: Employees of 2 corporate veterinary groups were randomized to live (n = 128) or self-paced (124) conditions.

An acceptance and commitment training program reduces burden transfer, stress, and burnout among veterinary healthcare teams.

Objective: To determine whether an acceptance and commitment training (ACT) program targeting reactions to difficult client interactions would reduce burden transfer, stress, and burnout among veterinary healthcare teams.

Sample: Small animal veterinary hospital employees randomly assigned to participate in an ACT program (intervention group; n = 72) or to not undergo the training program (control group; 71).

Procedures: The study was designed as a randomized, controlled, parallel-arms trial.