Work related stress among residents at Minia University Hospitals

Abstract

Background: occupational stress and its related psychological strain is a concern among resident doctors that may affect the patient care adversely. Residents face many stresses because of their high job demands and the nature of their job. They are often subject to high workload and the pressure due to direct involvement with patients, prolonged working hours, poor job opportunity and low support. Their multiple educational and clinical roles can also affect their performance and equality of personal or professional life. The aim of the study was to evaluate occupational stress among the residents of various medical specialists at Minia university hospitals and studying the risk factors of their work related stress. Methodology: this Descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted among residents working in different departments in five main Minia University Hospitals. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaire including general health questionnaire 12 items (GHQ) and questionnaire for stress risk factors. In this study, 218 residents from a total of 243 accepted to participate in the study with response rate 89.7%, their age ranged from 24 to 29 years old (mean ± SD = 27.17 ± 1.2 years), 52.3% of them were males and 47.7% were females.