Evaluation of work place stress in health university workers: A study from rural India
Background: Healthcare providers being over-worked and under staffed are prone to poor mental health. Unhealthy work place compounds it further. Aims: This study was aimed at to assess the mental health status of a medical university employee with special reference to work place stressors. Settings...
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| author | Badrinarayan Mishra S C Mehta Nidhi Dinesh Sinha Sushil Kumar Shukla Nadeem Ahmed Abhishek Kawatra |
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| description | Background: Healthcare providers being over-worked and under staffed are prone to poor mental health. Unhealthy work place compounds it further. Aims: This study was aimed at to assess the mental health status of a medical university employee with special reference to work place stressors. Settings and design: A cross-sectional study was designed and carried out at a Rural Health University. Materials and Methods: Both the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)-12 and Holmes-Rahe Scale were used to evaluate 406 participants. Statistical analysis: Multivariate analysis, correlation, and ANOVA by SPSS 11.0. Results: The minimum age of the participant was 19 years and the maximum 64 years, with an average age at 35.09 years. On the GHQ scale 239(58.9%) recorded psychiatric morbidity out of which 201(49.5%) had moderate and 38(9.3%) severe morbidity. Doctors were the highest stressed group (P ≤ 0.04). Prominent work environmental stressors were poor departmental reorganization, lack of cohesiveness in department, difficult superiors and juniors (P ≤ 0.001, Pearson correlation). Stressors associated with work organization and work nature were: noninvolvement in departmental decision making and lack of proper feedback; along with; work load, lack of clarity in job, and a erratic work schedule (P ≤ 0.001 on Pearson correlation). Harassment, favoritism, discrimination, and lack of self-expression (P ≤ 0.003) were other factors responsible for work dissatisfaction. Conclusions: A high stress level was detected in the study population. The principal stressors were work environment related. Poor work culture was found to lead to job dissatisfaction among majority. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-504245a208ed47319589b900d0e4a9c82022-12-21T23:31:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community Medicine0970-02181998-35812011-01-01361394410.4103/0970-0218.80792Evaluation of work place stress in health university workers: A study from rural IndiaBadrinarayan MishraS C MehtaNidhi Dinesh SinhaSushil Kumar ShuklaNadeem AhmedAbhishek KawatraBackground: Healthcare providers being over-worked and under staffed are prone to poor mental health. Unhealthy work place compounds it further. Aims: This study was aimed at to assess the mental health status of a medical university employee with special reference to work place stressors. Settings and design: A cross-sectional study was designed and carried out at a Rural Health University. Materials and Methods: Both the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)-12 and Holmes-Rahe Scale were used to evaluate 406 participants. Statistical analysis: Multivariate analysis, correlation, and ANOVA by SPSS 11.0. Results: The minimum age of the participant was 19 years and the maximum 64 years, with an average age at 35.09 years. On the GHQ scale 239(58.9%) recorded psychiatric morbidity out of which 201(49.5%) had moderate and 38(9.3%) severe morbidity. Doctors were the highest stressed group (P ≤ 0.04). Prominent work environmental stressors were poor departmental reorganization, lack of cohesiveness in department, difficult superiors and juniors (P ≤ 0.001, Pearson correlation). Stressors associated with work organization and work nature were: noninvolvement in departmental decision making and lack of proper feedback; along with; work load, lack of clarity in job, and a erratic work schedule (P ≤ 0.001 on Pearson correlation). Harassment, favoritism, discrimination, and lack of self-expression (P ≤ 0.003) were other factors responsible for work dissatisfaction. Conclusions: A high stress level was detected in the study population. The principal stressors were work environment related. Poor work culture was found to lead to job dissatisfaction among majority.http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2011;volume=36;issue=1;spage=39;epage=44;aulast=MishraEmployeeshealth universityoccupational stress |
| spellingShingle | Badrinarayan Mishra S C Mehta Nidhi Dinesh Sinha Sushil Kumar Shukla Nadeem Ahmed Abhishek Kawatra Evaluation of work place stress in health university workers: A study from rural India Indian Journal of Community Medicine Employees health university occupational stress |
| title | Evaluation of work place stress in health university workers: A study from rural India |
| title_full | Evaluation of work place stress in health university workers: A study from rural India |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of work place stress in health university workers: A study from rural India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of work place stress in health university workers: A study from rural India |
| title_short | Evaluation of work place stress in health university workers: A study from rural India |
| title_sort | evaluation of work place stress in health university workers a study from rural india |
| topic | Employees health university occupational stress |
| url | http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2011;volume=36;issue=1;spage=39;epage=44;aulast=Mishra |
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