Associated Factors of Stress among Faculty Members of Kathmandu Valley
Journal Title: International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: With mushrooming of health Science College in Kathmandu valley, the occupational related stresses were increasing among faculty members. The stress makes the great deals for the daily life. The objective of this study is to identify the occupational related physiological, psychological and behavioral stresses. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on January 2017 to August 2017 among the health science faculty members of Kathmandu valley. The test tool developed by NIMHANS was used for the present study is to measure the level of stress-effects in teaching faculty members. The score was calculated to identify the stress level. Results: 56.6% of the faculty members rarely felt the impatience in the working environment. Less than half (47.6%) of the faculty members were gossiping due to the stressful working environment. 5.5% of the faculty members always felt fatigue due to working condition. There is the significant difference between physiological factors, psychological factors and behavioral factors among faculty members. Conclusions: The study reveals that the stress factor is high among faculty among members. Physiological, Psychological and Behavioral factors of stress related associated factors were persists among them. Some faculty members always felt fatigue, feeling powerful and being worried about their working condition.
Authors and Affiliations
Ramanand Pandit, Arjun Bhat, Ram Chandra Prasad Yadav, Kailash Timilsina, Ashok Pandey
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