Mental health status of health care professionals working in public and private sectors in Visakhapatnam: A cross-section study
Introduction: The material that is currently available on the psychological issues that doctors deal with is restricted to a few national surveys and certain particular hospital surveys. The motive of the current study was to define the mental health status of medical as well as surgical professiona...
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| author | Heena D Tiwari Apurva K Pandya Rajkiran Salunkhe Mathew J Maliyi Anish Nelson Praveen K Varma Rahul V C. Tiwari Priyanka Parhad |
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| description | Introduction: The material that is currently available on the psychological issues that doctors deal with is restricted to a few national surveys and certain particular hospital surveys. The motive of the current study was to define the mental health status of medical as well as surgical professionals working in the public and private sectors of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Methodology: A self-reported questionnaire survey was used in an observational cross-sectional study to appraise the mental health state of both private and public medical practitioners. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) by William C. Menninger was applied. Results: The majority of study participants experienced psychological anguish, showing a substantial difference in the total level of psychological distress. When the Wellinger's Distress and the Kesslers Distress tools were compared, it was found that there was a substantial difference for all the variables taken into account in the current study, including gender, experience, marital status, children, and occupation, designation, and sector of work. Conclusion: Stress and burnout were more prevalent among medical specialists with lower yearly income, young ages, and fewer years of practice. Clinicians and policymakers must be proactive in creating programes that help healthcare professionals cope with stress and burnout. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36feed6a49ae43e8b0066140561bb7f02023-10-30T10:31:53ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences0975-74062023-01-0115525626110.4103/jpbs.jpbs_499_22Mental health status of health care professionals working in public and private sectors in Visakhapatnam: A cross-section studyHeena D TiwariApurva K PandyaRajkiran SalunkheMathew J MaliyiAnish NelsonPraveen K VarmaRahul V C. TiwariPriyanka ParhadIntroduction: The material that is currently available on the psychological issues that doctors deal with is restricted to a few national surveys and certain particular hospital surveys. The motive of the current study was to define the mental health status of medical as well as surgical professionals working in the public and private sectors of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Methodology: A self-reported questionnaire survey was used in an observational cross-sectional study to appraise the mental health state of both private and public medical practitioners. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) by William C. Menninger was applied. Results: The majority of study participants experienced psychological anguish, showing a substantial difference in the total level of psychological distress. When the Wellinger's Distress and the Kesslers Distress tools were compared, it was found that there was a substantial difference for all the variables taken into account in the current study, including gender, experience, marital status, children, and occupation, designation, and sector of work. Conclusion: Stress and burnout were more prevalent among medical specialists with lower yearly income, young ages, and fewer years of practice. Clinicians and policymakers must be proactive in creating programes that help healthcare professionals cope with stress and burnout.http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2023;volume=15;issue=5;spage=256;epage=261;aulast=Tiwarihealthcarekesllers distress toolsmedicalstresswellinger's distress |
| spellingShingle | Heena D Tiwari Apurva K Pandya Rajkiran Salunkhe Mathew J Maliyi Anish Nelson Praveen K Varma Rahul V C. Tiwari Priyanka Parhad Mental health status of health care professionals working in public and private sectors in Visakhapatnam: A cross-section study Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences healthcare kesllers distress tools medical stress wellinger's distress |
| title | Mental health status of health care professionals working in public and private sectors in Visakhapatnam: A cross-section study |
| title_full | Mental health status of health care professionals working in public and private sectors in Visakhapatnam: A cross-section study |
| title_fullStr | Mental health status of health care professionals working in public and private sectors in Visakhapatnam: A cross-section study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health status of health care professionals working in public and private sectors in Visakhapatnam: A cross-section study |
| title_short | Mental health status of health care professionals working in public and private sectors in Visakhapatnam: A cross-section study |
| title_sort | mental health status of health care professionals working in public and private sectors in visakhapatnam a cross section study |
| topic | healthcare kesllers distress tools medical stress wellinger's distress |
| url | http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2023;volume=15;issue=5;spage=256;epage=261;aulast=Tiwari |
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