A study on stress-induced by anaesthesia and surgery training using live animals in a veterinary school

Authors

Krittee Dejyong, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prince of Songkla UniversityFollow
Jutapoln Sunghan, Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prince of Songkla UniversityFollow
Nantarat Chutijiratthitikan, Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prince of Songkla University, ThailandFollow
Chonnakarn Jatchavala, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.Follow

Abstract

The veterinary curriculum includes an anesthesia and surgery course that utilizes live animal laboratories and euthanasia, potentially causing stress in students. We used a validated psychology questionnaire to assess their stress levels, confirming that live animal laboratories induce significant stress. Forty-two fourth year veterinary students, including individuals who identified as male, female, and LGBTQ, and who held religious beliefs in Buddhism and Islam, volunteered to participate in the study. The study had received ethical approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee at Prince of Songkla University. After series of stress questionnaires before and after Veterinary surgery and anaesthesia class, female and Islamic students reported more stress in both carcass and live animal laboratories, while Buddhism students and male students reported less stress, respectively (p

DOI

10.56808/2985-1130.3267

First Page

119

Last Page

129

Recommended Citation

Dejyong, Krittee; Sunghan, Jutapoln; Chutijiratthitikan, Nantarat; and Jatchavala, Chonnakarn (2024) "A study on stress-induced by anaesthesia and surgery training using live animals in a veterinary school," The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Vol. 53: Iss. 1, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56808/2985-1130.3267
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/tjvm/vol53/iss1/11