Occupational stress in health professionals
Abstract
This research was conducted to determine the level of occupational stress on a sample of 220 health workers who attended accredited courses "Good communication with patients" which were held in 2018 and 2019 in Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Nis, and Belgrade. Over 70% of the surveyed health workers were from the primary level of health care (primary health centers and smaller out-patient clinics within larger health centers). Upon completion of the course, in addition to completing evaluations and knowledge tests, participants were asked to fill in the scale of professional stress anonymously with main in order to assess the level of occupational stress on the examined sample of health workers. The results showed that the level of occupational stress for the entire sample (M = 64.40; SD = 12.43) was moderate. The only significant difference obtained concerned the gender, more accurately, indicators showed that female health professionals had a higher level of stress compared to male ones. The ...expected assumptions relating to the existence of a difference in the level of occupational stress according to marital status, age, length of service, and position were not obtained. Perception of stress levels in a sample of health professionals is important for organizing thematic education, courses and preventive work in order to identify and prevent the harmful effects of occupational stress on the mental and physical health of medical staff.
Keywords:
professional stress / primary health care / health professionalsSource:
Primenjena psihologija, 2020, 13, 3, 349-369Publisher:
- Univerzitet u Novom Sadu - Filozofski fakultet - Odsek za psihologiju, Novi Sad
DOI: 10.19090/pp.2020.3.349-370
ISSN: 1821-0147
WoS: 000581610700004
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85095811680
Institution/Community
Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Klikovac, Tamara AU - Sarić, Derdi AU - Korac, Vesna PY - 2020 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3199 AB - This research was conducted to determine the level of occupational stress on a sample of 220 health workers who attended accredited courses "Good communication with patients" which were held in 2018 and 2019 in Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Nis, and Belgrade. Over 70% of the surveyed health workers were from the primary level of health care (primary health centers and smaller out-patient clinics within larger health centers). Upon completion of the course, in addition to completing evaluations and knowledge tests, participants were asked to fill in the scale of professional stress anonymously with main in order to assess the level of occupational stress on the examined sample of health workers. The results showed that the level of occupational stress for the entire sample (M = 64.40; SD = 12.43) was moderate. The only significant difference obtained concerned the gender, more accurately, indicators showed that female health professionals had a higher level of stress compared to male ones. The expected assumptions relating to the existence of a difference in the level of occupational stress according to marital status, age, length of service, and position were not obtained. Perception of stress levels in a sample of health professionals is important for organizing thematic education, courses and preventive work in order to identify and prevent the harmful effects of occupational stress on the mental and physical health of medical staff. PB - Univerzitet u Novom Sadu - Filozofski fakultet - Odsek za psihologiju, Novi Sad T2 - Primenjena psihologija T1 - Occupational stress in health professionals EP - 369 IS - 3 SP - 349 VL - 13 DO - 10.19090/pp.2020.3.349-370 ER -
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Klikovac, T., Sarić, D.,& Korac, V.. (2020). Occupational stress in health professionals. in Primenjena psihologija Univerzitet u Novom Sadu - Filozofski fakultet - Odsek za psihologiju, Novi Sad., 13(3), 349-369. https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.2020.3.349-370
Klikovac T, Sarić D, Korac V. Occupational stress in health professionals. in Primenjena psihologija. 2020;13(3):349-369. doi:10.19090/pp.2020.3.349-370 .
Klikovac, Tamara, Sarić, Derdi, Korac, Vesna, "Occupational stress in health professionals" in Primenjena psihologija, 13, no. 3 (2020):349-369, https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.2020.3.349-370 . .