Open AccessPerceived Stress and Coping Strategies among Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Author(s) -
Mohammed Amine Lafraxo,
Mohammed Ouadoud,
Youssef El Madhi,
Abdelmajid Soulaymani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of online and biomedical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2626-8493
DOI - 10.3991/ijoe.v17i09.23653
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , observational study , checklist , perceived stress scale , cross sectional study , health care , psychology , health professionals , clinical psychology , population , medicine , stress (linguistics) , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , economics , cognitive psychology , economic growth
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of stress among healthcare professionals, and to study coping strategies adopted to deal with stress. This is an observational study of a cross-sectional type. A self-administered survey was used to determine the personal and professional characteristics. The Perceived Stress Scale to assess the level of perceived stress. The Ways of Coping Checklist to measure coping strategies. The Perceived Stress Scale shows that the study population is susceptible to stress. Problem-focused coping emerged as the most frequently used coping process for coping with stress. The results lead us to question the importance of coping strategies and to propose effective solutions, the use of new technology is recommended for coping with stress.