Work-related stress among primary healthcare workers
Background/Aim. There are data on an increased stress level in primary health care workers. The aim of this paper was to investigate the state of stress among employees in the field of primary health care in order to identify the factors that most affect stress and groups that are particularly susce...
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| author | Ilić Radovan Popović Jovana Marković Vladan Nemec Vesna Milošević Miloš |
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| description | Background/Aim. There are data on an increased stress level in primary health care workers. The aim of this paper was to investigate the state of stress among employees in the field of primary health care in order to identify the factors that most affect stress and groups that are particularly susceptible to stress. Methods. The study was conducted using a sample of 95 health care workers in the field of primary health care. Data were collected through an anonymous survey consisting of two parts. The first part of the survey included questions related to the characteristics of the workplace and professional and socio-demographic characteristics of the employees. The second part of the survey was based on the Behavioral Health Concepts (BHC) stress test, which is used to estimate the adaptation to stress across four dimensions: overall assessment, quality of life assessment, symptomatology, and level of functioning. Results. Although the total number of respondents fell under the group of moderate stress (mean = 3.97), using descriptive statistical analysis, it was discovered that, 4.2% of the respondents had an increased level of stress. The variance analysis demonstrated that there were statistically significant differences (p < 0.00) between the effects of educational variables (F = 11.68), workplace (F = 14.07) and work time (F = 9.16) on overall stress. Significant interaction between variables workplace and work time was also found [F (2.72) = 3.22; p < 0.046]. Conclusion. Primary health care employees have an increased level of stress, which depends on both the working conditions and the personal characteristics of the employees. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1a70cf2a74b4bb58da6bb77c71c08852025-08-20T03:24:52ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502406-07202020-01-0177111184119110.2298/VSP181228020I0042-84501900020IWork-related stress among primary healthcare workersIlić Radovan0Popović Jovana1Marković Vladan2Nemec Vesna3Milošević Miloš4Singidunum University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Management, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia Singidunum University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Management, Belgrade, SerbiaSingidunum University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Management, Belgrade, SerbiaSingidunum University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Management, Belgrade, SerbiaBackground/Aim. There are data on an increased stress level in primary health care workers. The aim of this paper was to investigate the state of stress among employees in the field of primary health care in order to identify the factors that most affect stress and groups that are particularly susceptible to stress. Methods. The study was conducted using a sample of 95 health care workers in the field of primary health care. Data were collected through an anonymous survey consisting of two parts. The first part of the survey included questions related to the characteristics of the workplace and professional and socio-demographic characteristics of the employees. The second part of the survey was based on the Behavioral Health Concepts (BHC) stress test, which is used to estimate the adaptation to stress across four dimensions: overall assessment, quality of life assessment, symptomatology, and level of functioning. Results. Although the total number of respondents fell under the group of moderate stress (mean = 3.97), using descriptive statistical analysis, it was discovered that, 4.2% of the respondents had an increased level of stress. The variance analysis demonstrated that there were statistically significant differences (p < 0.00) between the effects of educational variables (F = 11.68), workplace (F = 14.07) and work time (F = 9.16) on overall stress. Significant interaction between variables workplace and work time was also found [F (2.72) = 3.22; p < 0.046]. Conclusion. Primary health care employees have an increased level of stress, which depends on both the working conditions and the personal characteristics of the employees.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2020/0042-84501900020I.pdfprimary health carehealth personnelstress, psychologicalrisk factorssurveys and questionnairesserbia |
| spellingShingle | Ilić Radovan Popović Jovana Marković Vladan Nemec Vesna Milošević Miloš Work-related stress among primary healthcare workers Vojnosanitetski Pregled primary health care health personnel stress, psychological risk factors surveys and questionnaires serbia |
| title | Work-related stress among primary healthcare workers |
| title_full | Work-related stress among primary healthcare workers |
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| title_short | Work-related stress among primary healthcare workers |
| title_sort | work related stress among primary healthcare workers |
| topic | primary health care health personnel stress, psychological risk factors surveys and questionnaires serbia |
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