Work-life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in India
Background: Stress and distress are common among Mental Health Professionals (MHP). MHPs avoid seeking professional help to address their stress, leading to increased vulnerability to stress and mental health conditions. Inadequately addressed stress directly impacts their service delivery and well-...
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| author | Rajamanikandan Savarimalai Jayakumar Christy Binukumar Bhaskarapillai Dinakaran Damodharan Kasi Sekar |
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| description | Background: Stress and distress are common among Mental Health Professionals (MHP). MHPs avoid seeking professional help to address their stress, leading to increased vulnerability to stress and mental health conditions. Inadequately addressed stress directly impacts their service delivery and well-being. However, a serious dearth of literature from India has examined the extent of work-life balance (WLB) stress and psychological distress (PD) among MHP. Aim: This cross-sectional study aims to assess WLB and examine the relationship between perceived stress (PS), PD, burnout, and WLB among MHP in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry center. Methods: Using stratified random sampling, 101 MHP were evaluated using Pareek's work-life balance scale, Stamm's professional quality of life (ProQoL) scale, WHO's self-reporting questionnaire, and Cohen's perceived stress scale. Data were analyzed using appropriate parametric or non-parametric tests. Results: The overall mean score on WLB was 80.45 (SD = 10.21), the PS scale was 24.86 (SD = 6.87), the burnout score was 22.68 (SD = 6), the ST score was 21.18 (SD = 6.35), and PD score was 5.07 (SD = 5.23). The level of WLB score was average to below average among 64% of participants. There is a positive correlation between WLB and compassion satisfaction (CS) and a negative correlation between ST and PS. The study found that the nature of the job, CS, and PD shall predict WLB. Conclusion: Stress, burnout, ProQoL, and WLB of MHPs vary significantly by job, income, and staying with family, indicating that MHPs are equally vulnerable to stress and burnout and imbalanced WLB, which require appropriate interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-785c97959ff14129977182b90fcf43292024-03-25T15:40:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndustrial Psychiatry Journal0972-67480976-27952023-01-0132235436010.4103/ipj.ipj_31_22Work-life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in IndiaRajamanikandan SavarimalaiJayakumar ChristyBinukumar BhaskarapillaiDinakaran DamodharanKasi SekarBackground: Stress and distress are common among Mental Health Professionals (MHP). MHPs avoid seeking professional help to address their stress, leading to increased vulnerability to stress and mental health conditions. Inadequately addressed stress directly impacts their service delivery and well-being. However, a serious dearth of literature from India has examined the extent of work-life balance (WLB) stress and psychological distress (PD) among MHP. Aim: This cross-sectional study aims to assess WLB and examine the relationship between perceived stress (PS), PD, burnout, and WLB among MHP in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry center. Methods: Using stratified random sampling, 101 MHP were evaluated using Pareek's work-life balance scale, Stamm's professional quality of life (ProQoL) scale, WHO's self-reporting questionnaire, and Cohen's perceived stress scale. Data were analyzed using appropriate parametric or non-parametric tests. Results: The overall mean score on WLB was 80.45 (SD = 10.21), the PS scale was 24.86 (SD = 6.87), the burnout score was 22.68 (SD = 6), the ST score was 21.18 (SD = 6.35), and PD score was 5.07 (SD = 5.23). The level of WLB score was average to below average among 64% of participants. There is a positive correlation between WLB and compassion satisfaction (CS) and a negative correlation between ST and PS. The study found that the nature of the job, CS, and PD shall predict WLB. Conclusion: Stress, burnout, ProQoL, and WLB of MHPs vary significantly by job, income, and staying with family, indicating that MHPs are equally vulnerable to stress and burnout and imbalanced WLB, which require appropriate interventions.http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2023;volume=32;issue=2;spage=354;epage=360;aulast=Savarimalaimental health professionalsmental hospitalperceived stresspsychological distresswork-life balance |
| spellingShingle | Rajamanikandan Savarimalai Jayakumar Christy Binukumar Bhaskarapillai Dinakaran Damodharan Kasi Sekar Work-life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in India Industrial Psychiatry Journal mental health professionals mental hospital perceived stress psychological distress work-life balance |
| title | Work-life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in India |
| title_full | Work-life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in India |
| title_fullStr | Work-life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work-life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in India |
| title_short | Work-life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in India |
| title_sort | work life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in india |
| topic | mental health professionals mental hospital perceived stress psychological distress work-life balance |
| url | http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2023;volume=32;issue=2;spage=354;epage=360;aulast=Savarimalai |
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