Association of Levels of Anxiety in Resident Doctors with Factors related to the Postgraduate Training in Teaching Hospitals

Objective: To assess level of anxiety, its associated factors and coping strategies in postgraduate trainees of public and private teaching hospitals of Karachi Study Design and Setting: It was a cross-sectional study. The data was collected from different major teaching hospitals February 2019 til...

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Main Authors: Sehrish Zehra, Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Samira Faiz, Farhan Muhammad Qureshi, Syed Imtiaz Ahmed Jafry
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Published: Bahria Univerisy Health Sciences, Campus Karachi 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://jbumdc.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/785
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author Sehrish Zehra
Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie
Samira Faiz
Farhan Muhammad Qureshi
Syed Imtiaz Ahmed Jafry
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Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi
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description Objective: To assess level of anxiety, its associated factors and coping strategies in postgraduate trainees of public and private teaching hospitals of Karachi Study Design and Setting: It was a cross-sectional study. The data was collected from different major teaching hospitals February 2019 till April Methodology: A total of 230 postgraduate trainees were interviewed using a pre-tested structured questionnaire specifically designed for this study which included General Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale and Brief COPE Questionnaire. Data were analyzed on SPSS version 21. Chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression was performed and P-value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant Results: Total 39.6% of the participants had no anxiety, 34.3% had mild, 16.1% had moderate while 10.0% had severe anxiety. Being single, nuclear family system and low monthly household income had higher odds of having severe anxiety (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR); 5.50, 95% CI 1.38,22.14, AOR; 2.50, 95% CI 0.83,7.51 and AOR; 3.17, 95% CI 0.96,10.49 respectively). Severe anxiety was also highly associated with irregular sleep pattern (AOR; 2.06, 95% CI 0.70, 6.06), no daily exercise (AOR; 5.01, 95% CI 1.21, 2.69) and lack of job satisfaction (AOR; 2.64, 95% CI 0.90, 7.90). The most frequently adapted coping strategies by participants who were found to have anxiety were, planning (89.9%), acceptance (87%) and religion (85.6%). Conclusion: Postgraduate trainees should be provided with psychological counseling and support at workplace to keep them mentally healthy to enhance their everyday performance in dealing and treating patients.
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spelling doaj-art-3dc4869a72f04309bf33a473e40a650c2025-08-20T03:10:49ZengBahria Univerisy Health Sciences, Campus KarachiJournal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College2220-75622617-94822021-12-01120110.51985/JBUMDC2021078Association of Levels of Anxiety in Resident Doctors with Factors related to the Postgraduate Training in Teaching HospitalsSehrish ZehraSyed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder NaqviMuhammad Zafar Iqbal HydrieSamira FaizFarhan Muhammad QureshiSyed Imtiaz Ahmed Jafry Objective: To assess level of anxiety, its associated factors and coping strategies in postgraduate trainees of public and private teaching hospitals of Karachi Study Design and Setting: It was a cross-sectional study. The data was collected from different major teaching hospitals February 2019 till April Methodology: A total of 230 postgraduate trainees were interviewed using a pre-tested structured questionnaire specifically designed for this study which included General Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale and Brief COPE Questionnaire. Data were analyzed on SPSS version 21. Chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression was performed and P-value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant Results: Total 39.6% of the participants had no anxiety, 34.3% had mild, 16.1% had moderate while 10.0% had severe anxiety. Being single, nuclear family system and low monthly household income had higher odds of having severe anxiety (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR); 5.50, 95% CI 1.38,22.14, AOR; 2.50, 95% CI 0.83,7.51 and AOR; 3.17, 95% CI 0.96,10.49 respectively). Severe anxiety was also highly associated with irregular sleep pattern (AOR; 2.06, 95% CI 0.70, 6.06), no daily exercise (AOR; 5.01, 95% CI 1.21, 2.69) and lack of job satisfaction (AOR; 2.64, 95% CI 0.90, 7.90). The most frequently adapted coping strategies by participants who were found to have anxiety were, planning (89.9%), acceptance (87%) and religion (85.6%). Conclusion: Postgraduate trainees should be provided with psychological counseling and support at workplace to keep them mentally healthy to enhance their everyday performance in dealing and treating patients. https://jbumdc.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/785Anxiety levels, Coping Strategies, Medical residents, Postgraduate trainees, Teaching hospitals.
spellingShingle Sehrish Zehra
Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie
Samira Faiz
Farhan Muhammad Qureshi
Syed Imtiaz Ahmed Jafry
Association of Levels of Anxiety in Resident Doctors with Factors related to the Postgraduate Training in Teaching Hospitals
Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College
Anxiety levels, Coping Strategies, Medical residents, Postgraduate trainees, Teaching hospitals.
title Association of Levels of Anxiety in Resident Doctors with Factors related to the Postgraduate Training in Teaching Hospitals
title_full Association of Levels of Anxiety in Resident Doctors with Factors related to the Postgraduate Training in Teaching Hospitals
title_fullStr Association of Levels of Anxiety in Resident Doctors with Factors related to the Postgraduate Training in Teaching Hospitals
title_full_unstemmed Association of Levels of Anxiety in Resident Doctors with Factors related to the Postgraduate Training in Teaching Hospitals
title_short Association of Levels of Anxiety in Resident Doctors with Factors related to the Postgraduate Training in Teaching Hospitals
title_sort association of levels of anxiety in resident doctors with factors related to the postgraduate training in teaching hospitals
topic Anxiety levels, Coping Strategies, Medical residents, Postgraduate trainees, Teaching hospitals.
url https://jbumdc.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/785
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