AHSS, Queens University, Belfast, UK

SES, Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Nigeria

CLES, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

Background This study aimed to review qualitative psychological and non-psychologically based literature for work-life balance (WLB) inequalities within the veterinary and other allied professions. Methods The PECO framework includes qualitative studies published in any language but with an English translation involving adult workers in the veterinary or allied profession and outcomes around work-life balance. Seven relevant electronic databases EMBASE, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Social Policy and Practice, HMIC Health Management Information Consortium, and Global Health, were used. The retrieved hits were exported to Endnote Desktop (Version 7.7.1) for sorting and management. Results Of the 3610 hits, 31 studies were eligible for narrative synthesis. The studies were published from 1980-2017 and came from 15 countries. 9(29%) of the 31 studies were from the USA. 22 of the 31 studies (71%) focused on a mix of professions. Data were collected in six different ways, with the most common being interviews (17 (54.8%) of 31 studies). Twenty-three questions were used to assess WLB. The most common ones focused on women becoming mothers, maternity leave, and return to work (five (16.1%) of 31 articles). Secondly were attitudes of ethnic minorities concerning education, employment, role-family conflict, etc., and family commitments (three (9.7%) of the 31 papers). Findings came under 74 different topics. Nineteen (25.7%) of the 74 topics occurred more than four times and were allocated under the appropriate sub-theme. The nine sub-themes include pregnancy, breastfeeding, motherhood, job/life satisfaction, age/gender/ethnic inequalities, return to work (RTW), health and lifestyle, dual-earning couples/family, workplace support, and work-family/family-work conflicts. Conclusions The review suggests that women, ethnic minorities, older staff, and those with health concerns are negatively impacted by inequalities around WLB in veterinary and allied professions. Key messages The findings from the review were used to support the development of psychological measures of work-life balance and gender differences. The results were used in online questionnaires/surveys for future participants within the veterinary profession in addressing inequalities. 中文翻译： 背景 本研究旨在回顾定性的心理学和非心理学文献，以了解兽医和其他相关职业中工作与生活平衡 (WLB) 的不平等。方法 PECO 框架包括以任何语言发表的定性研究，但有英文翻译，涉及兽医或相关专业的成年工人以及围绕工作与生活平衡的结果。使用了七个相关的电子数据库 EMBASE、PsycARTICLES、PsycINFO、MEDLINE、社会政策和实践、HMIC 健康管理信息联盟和全球健康。将检索到的点击导出到 Endnote Desktop（版本 7.7.1）进行排序和管理。结果 在 3610 篇文章中，有 31 篇研究符合叙事合成的条件。这些研究发表于 1980 年至 2017 年，来自 15 个国家。31 项研究中有 9 项（29%）来自美国。31 项研究中有 22 项 (71%) 侧重于各种职业。数据以六种不同的方式收集，最常见的是访谈（31 项研究中的 17 项（54.8%））。23 个问题用于评估 WLB。最常见的关注女性成为母亲、产假和重返工作岗位（31 篇文章中的 5 篇（16.1%））。其次是少数民族对教育、就业、角色-家庭冲突等的态度和家庭承诺（31篇论文中的3篇（9.7%））。调查结果来自 74 个不同的主题。74 个主题中有 19 个（25.7%）出现了 4 次以上，并被分配在适当的子主题下。九个子主题包括怀孕、母乳喂养、母亲身份、工作/生活满意度、年龄/性别/种族不平等、重返工作岗位 (RTW)、健康和生活方式、双薪夫妻/家庭、工作场所支持以及工作-家庭/家庭-工作冲突。结论 审查表明，女性、少数民族、老年员工和有健康问题的人受到兽医和相关专业 WLB 不平等的负面影响。关键信息 审查的结果被用来支持工作与生活平衡和性别差异的心理测量的发展。结果被用于在线问卷调查/调查中，供兽医行业未来的参与者解决不平等问题。那些有健康问题的人受到兽医和相关专业 WLB 不平等的负面影响。关键信息 审查的结果被用来支持工作与生活平衡和性别差异的心理测量的发展。结果被用于在线问卷调查/调查中，供兽医行业未来的参与者解决不平等问题。那些有健康问题的人受到兽医和相关专业 WLB 不平等的负面影响。关键信息 审查的结果被用来支持工作与生活平衡和性别差异的心理测量的发展。结果被用于在线问卷调查/调查中，供兽医行业未来的参与者解决不平等问题。