Open AccessAn empirical study exploring the determinants of stress among medical healthcare professionals
Author(s) -
Amna Anjum,
Ali Anjum,
Umaira Anjum,
Min Xu
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v19i4.31
Subject(s) - stressor , medicine , health care , exploratory factor analysis , health professionals , population , clinical psychology , test (biology) , psychology , family medicine , psychometrics , environmental health , economics , economic growth , paleontology , biology
Medical profession is considered as one of the stressful professions. Work related stress level among the general working population is around 18% while the stress level among the healthcare practitioners is around 28%. Multiple stressors contribute to the stress of doctors resulting in negative consequences.