Abstract
The majority of national policies are successfully implemented at the local level because of primary health care providers. Workplace stress is a change in one's emotional or physical status as a result of their job. They are more likely to experience work-related anxiety and burnout. The present study was undertaken to assess the occurrence of psychological distress, anxiety, and burnout among primary Healthcare workers. Methodology- It is a community-based cross-sectional study that was conducted over the period of 6 months from September 2022 to February 2023 at various Primary Health centres of Mundra taluka, Gujarat. Results- 154 participants were recruited. Out of 154 study participants, 55.84% had mild anxiety, 37.01% had moderate, and 7.15% had severe anxiety levels. Among the same participants, 56.49% had mild stress, 31.17% had moderate stress and 12.34% had severe stress. With respect to burnout, 3.90% had no personal burnout, 22.08% had moderate burnout and 74.02% had high burnout. Conclusion- According to the current study, primary healthcare workers frequently experience stress, worry, and burnout connected to their jobs. Screening regularly for stress, anxiety, and work-related burnout at the workplace is the need of the hour.
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