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

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 Publisher Pubmed

Bartram DJ¹ ; Yadegarfar G² ; Sinclair JMA^{1, 3} ; Baldwin DS¹

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1. University Department of Mental Health, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Royal South Hants Hospital, Brintons Terrace, Southampton SO14 0YG, United Kingdom
2. Research and Development Support Unit, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Level C, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, Tremona Road, United Kingdom
3. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 73461-81746, Iran

Source: Veterinary Journal Published: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.

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MLA	Bartram DJ, et al.. "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, vol. 187, no. 3, 2011, pp. 397-398.
APA	Bartram DJ, Yadegarfar G, Sinclair JMA, Baldwin DS (2011). 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, 187(3), 397-398.
Chicago	Bartram DJ, Yadegarfar G, Sinclair JMA, Baldwin DS. "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 187, no. 3 (2011): 397-398.
Harvard	Bartram DJ et al. (2011) '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, 187(3), pp. 397-398.
Vancouver	Bartram DJ, Yadegarfar G, Sinclair JMA, Baldwin DS. 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. 2011;187(3):397-398.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Bartram DJ and Yadegarfar G and Sinclair JMA and Baldwin DS}, title = {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}, journal = {Veterinary Journal}, volume = {187}, number = {3}, pages = {397-398}, year = {2011} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Bartram DJ AU - Yadegarfar G AU - Sinclair JMA AU - Baldwin DS TI - 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 JO - Veterinary Journal VL - 187 IS - 3 SP - 397 EP - 398 PY - 2011 ER -

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