Open AccessSTRESS SYNDROME;
Author(s) -
Sara Sadiq,
Zainab Rabail,
Muhammad Fazal Hussain Qureshi,
Muzna Shah,
Mahira Lakhani,
Fahad Khalid Soleja,
Areeba Shaikh,
Munira Sarfaraz,
Syed Mustafa Ali Shah,
Hira Farhan,
Duaa Nini,
Tehreem Fatima
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2019.26.02.3122
Subject(s) - medicine , internship , officer , house officer , family medicine , work stress , work (physics) , gerontology , nursing , medical education , mechanical engineering , political science , law , engineering
Background: The house officers face multiple challenging situations at work throughout their internship year leading to House Officer Stress Syndrome. Objectives: The paper addresses the aspects of house officer stress syndrome and its influence on their work. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Tertiary health care setup of Karachi. Period: October to November 2017. Method: A self-designed and self-explanatory questionnaire was prepared and distributed among house officers during work hours. Verbal consent was taken. Confidentiality of the participants was observed. The data was analyzed using SPSS-20, ANOVA and also via a 5 point Linkert scale. Result: A total of 278 responses were obtained from 13 different hospitals, maximum from Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre. Among the respondents, 83.9% were females and 15.8% were males. Mean age was 24. Around 42.6% worked 96 hours weekly while 64% reported to be on call 7-9 times monthly. On call available sleep time was as low as 1-2 hours. Nearly 56.4% found work physically tiring. Conclusion: It can be concluded that house officers are susceptible to stress which affects their overall work performance. Henceforth, a holistic approach must be taken in order to promote a healthy working environment and effective patient care.