Assessing Job Stress Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Emergency healthcare professionals work in high-stress environments, facing long hours, traumatic events, and limited resources, resulting in psychological and physiological distress. This study assesses job-related stress among emergency healthcare providers in India and identifies key...
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Background: Emergency healthcare professionals work in high-stress environments, facing long hours, traumatic events, and limited resources, resulting in psychological and physiological distress. This study assesses job-related stress among emergency healthcare providers in India and identifies key stressors.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to June 2024, including 114 emergency healthcare workers. Stress levels were measured using the Stress Parameters and Manifestations Scale (SPMS), a 20-item tool assessing self-awareness, interpersonal relationships, psychosomatic symptoms, and clinical manifestations on a 5-point Likert scale. Higher scores indicate greater stress. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0, with t-tests and ANOVA, and significance set at p <0.05.
Results: The cohort comprised 52.2% males, 80.5% doctors, and 71.7% from medical colleges. High workload perception (62.0%), sleep disturbances (41.6%), and low mood post-patient interactions (42.4%) were prevalent. Psychosomatic symptoms such as palpitations (40.7%) and persistent sleepiness (42.5%) were common. Females reported significantly higher self-awareness (p <0.001) and overall stress (p = 0.023). Those working over 16 hours daily had the highest stress, particularly in clinical manifestations (p = 0.017).
Conclusion: Emergency healthcare workers experience significant occupational stress, highlighting the need for structured schedules, mental health support, and stress management strategies to improve workforce resilience.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f17b8a7f7844671a4f479a4c190fbb22025-08-20T01:51:03ZengMedsci PublicationsNational Journal of Medical Research2249-49952277-88102025-04-01150210.55489/njmr.150220251080Assessing Job Stress Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in India: A Cross-Sectional StudyKanchala Maithreyi0Vijay Kumar SS1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1719-6770Ananth Prasad Rao HT2Department of Emergency Medicine, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, IndiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, IndiaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, India Background: Emergency healthcare professionals work in high-stress environments, facing long hours, traumatic events, and limited resources, resulting in psychological and physiological distress. This study assesses job-related stress among emergency healthcare providers in India and identifies key stressors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to June 2024, including 114 emergency healthcare workers. Stress levels were measured using the Stress Parameters and Manifestations Scale (SPMS), a 20-item tool assessing self-awareness, interpersonal relationships, psychosomatic symptoms, and clinical manifestations on a 5-point Likert scale. Higher scores indicate greater stress. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0, with t-tests and ANOVA, and significance set at p <0.05. Results: The cohort comprised 52.2% males, 80.5% doctors, and 71.7% from medical colleges. High workload perception (62.0%), sleep disturbances (41.6%), and low mood post-patient interactions (42.4%) were prevalent. Psychosomatic symptoms such as palpitations (40.7%) and persistent sleepiness (42.5%) were common. Females reported significantly higher self-awareness (p <0.001) and overall stress (p = 0.023). Those working over 16 hours daily had the highest stress, particularly in clinical manifestations (p = 0.017). Conclusion: Emergency healthcare workers experience significant occupational stress, highlighting the need for structured schedules, mental health support, and stress management strategies to improve workforce resilience. https://njmr.in/index.php/file/article/view/1080Occupational stressEmergency healthcare providersWorkforce resiliencePsychosomatic symptomsBurnout prevention |
| spellingShingle | Kanchala Maithreyi Vijay Kumar SS Ananth Prasad Rao HT Assessing Job Stress Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in India: A Cross-Sectional Study National Journal of Medical Research Occupational stress Emergency healthcare providers Workforce resilience Psychosomatic symptoms Burnout prevention |
| title | Assessing Job Stress Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Assessing Job Stress Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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| title_short | Assessing Job Stress Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | assessing job stress among emergency department healthcare professionals in india a cross sectional study |
| topic | Occupational stress Emergency healthcare providers Workforce resilience Psychosomatic symptoms Burnout prevention |
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