Job Stress among Interns of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Central India
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Abstract: Internship is the transition period from being a medical student to becoming a junior doctor. Increased responsibility for patient care; long working hours and preparation for postgraduate medical entrance examination create stress among interns.To assess level of job stress, job satisfaction and coping strategies adopted by interns of a tertiary care hospital of central India.Present observational descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2015 to March 2016 among 168 interns at Government Medical College, Nagpur using self-administered HCJSSQ questionnaire. Of 168 studied subjects, 91.6% perceived their work stress to be very high and only 30.7% of the respondents reported being completely satisfied with their job,prime cause of stress was underpayment among 91.1% of respondents, Having good relations with parents was satisfying for 75.6%of the respondents, Majority of respondents chose to cope with job stress through conversations with partner / friends/family (71.4%).The findings clearly highlight the importance of developing appropriate policy by medical educators to reduce stress among interns so as to, improve their learning outcome, and patient care. Keywords:Internship, Stress, Satisfaction, Coping strategy, HCJSSQ.
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Dr. Prashant Bagdey, Dr. Debashish Parmar, Dr. Hemant Adikane
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