Abstract
ABSTRACT... Background: Today medical profession is fully equipped with highly competitive roles and responsibilities which serve ashigh source of stress in one’s daily life. Stress has it negative effects on person’s life like unbearable health outcomes are among one ofthe prominent cause of stress linked occupational diseases. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the job stress amongdifferent doctors working in tertiary care hospitals of Karachi and to compare it with different demographical factors. Subjects andmethods: Non- experimental, cross-sectional survey was conducted at different tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. Total one hundred andthirty five doctors filled the standardized job stress questionnaire through convenient sampling method from December 2011 to April2012. Results: Overall job stress score was 52.56 ± 16.35. The value of Cronbach’s Alpha was 79.65%. Unmarried professionals weresignificantly more stressed than married professionals (p < 0.0001). Similarly, participants with only graduate degree with less year ofexperience were found to have higher stress than postgraduate medical doctors. The change in the marital status, depicted by Gammacoefficient, explained the decrement of job stress observed from single to married. Conclusions: It was concluded from this study that inmedical profession stress is never underestimated. Demographic factors like marital status, experience and professional qualificationserve as the stress reducing factors among professional.
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