Prevalence of stress in junior doctors during their internship training: a cross-sectional study of three Saudi medical colleges' hospitals

Medical science is perceived as a stressful educational career, and medical students experience monstrous stress during their undergraduate studies, internship, and residency training, which affects their cognitive function, practical life, and patient care. In the present study, an assessment of th...

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Published in:Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment 2014-01, Vol.10 (default), p.1879-1886
Main Authors: Abdulghani, Hamza Mohammad, Irshad, Mohammad, Al Zunitan, Mohammed A, Al Sulihem, Ali A, Al Dehaim, Muhammed A, Al Esefir, Waleed A, Al Rabiah, Abdulaziz M, Kameshki, Rashid N, Alrowais, Nourah Abdullah, Sebiany, Abdulaziz, Haque, Shafiul
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Language:English
Subjects:
clinical rotation
Cross-sectional studies
Diagnosis
Distribution
Health care
Hospitals
Internship programs
Internships
Learning
Marital status
Medical education
Medical schools
Medical students
Medicine
Original Research
pediatrics
Physicians
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Stress
Stress (Psychology)
Students
Surgery
Training
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Summary:Medical science is perceived as a stressful educational career, and medical students experience monstrous stress during their undergraduate studies, internship, and residency training, which affects their cognitive function, practical life, and patient care. In the present study, an assessment of the prevalence of self-perceived stress among new medical graduates during their internship training has been performed, and correlations of self-perceived stress with sex, marital status, and clinical rotations have been evaluated. Interns of the King Khalid, King Abdulaziz, and King Fahd University hospitals in Saudi Arabia were invited to complete a stress inventory known as the Kessler 10, which is used for stress measurement. Apart from stress evaluation, the questionnaire collected personal data, such as age, sex, and marital status, in addition to information relevant to hospital training, assigned duties, and clinical training rotations. Our results showed that nearly 73.0% of interns were under stressed conditions. Most of the interns were affected by a severe level of stress (34.9%), followed by mild (19.3%) and moderate (18.8%) levels of stress. The stress level was significantly higher (84.0%) among female interns in comparison with male interns (66.5%) (odds ratio =2.64; confidence interval =1.59-4.39; P
ISSN:1176-6328
1178-2021
1178-2021
DOI:10.2147/NDT.S68039