Workplace Stress Among Doctors of A Medical College in South India

Abstract

Abstract

Background And Objectives: Mental stress is a major health problem among medical professionals. Healthcare workers suffer from work related or occupational stress often resulting from high expectations coupled with insufficient time, skills and/or social support at work. There is a high incidence of decreased quality of work and life among the medical professionals due to the various stressors in their professional life. Here we have conducted a study among the doctors of Mount Zion Medical College with the following objectives. The objectives of the study were to assess the stress level among various work groups of doctors, explore the relation between work stress and health and compare the stress levels based on age, gender, and designation.

Methods: The study was a cross sectional study done in Mount Zion Medical College, Adoor, among the doctors from 1/11/2021 to 15/11/2021. All study participants available in the study area satisfying inclusion criteria were taken for the study, which was a sample size of 100, was selected conveniently. A pretested close ended questionnaire was used. Data was entered and coded in Microsoft Excel and analyzed.

Results: The association of age with the level of stress and stress related symptoms was found to be significant. The association of sex with level of stress and stress related symptoms was found to be insignificant. The association of profession with level of stress was found to be significant while that with stress related symptoms were insignificant. The association of education with level of stress was found to be significant while that with stress related symptoms was insignificant. The association of work experience with level of stress was found to be significant while that with stress related symptoms was insignificant. The association of marital status with the level of stress and stress related symptoms was found to be insignificant.

CONCLUSION: Among the study participants who were found to have a significant level of mental stress, it was noted that there was a significant association between age, profession, education, and work experience. Among the study participants who were found to have stress-related health symptoms it was noted that there was a significant association with age only and not with any other factor.