Assessing Job Stress Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in India: A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorMaithreyi, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, SSVen_US
dc.contributor.authorRao, HT APen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T09:54:23Z
dc.date.available2025-08-13T09:54:23Z
dc.date.issued2025-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Emergency healthcare professionals work in high-stress environments, facing long hours, traumatic events, and limited resources, resulting in psychological and physiological distress. This study assesses job-related stress among emergency healthcare providers in India and identifies key stressors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to June 2024, including 114 emergency healthcare workers. Stress levels were measured using the Stress Parameters and Manifestations Scale (SPMS), a 20-item tool assessing self-awareness, interpersonal relationships, psychosomatic symptoms, and clinical manifestations on a 5-point Likert scale. Higher scores indicate greater stress. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0, with t-tests and ANOVA, and significance set at p <0.05. Results: The cohort comprised 52.2% males, 80.5% doctors, and 71.7% from medical colleges. High workload perception (62.0%), sleep disturbances (41.6%), and low mood post-patient interactions (42.4%) were prevalent. Psychosomatic symptoms such as palpitations (40.7%) and persistent sleepiness (42.5%) were common. Females reported significantly higher self-awareness (p <0.001) and overall stress (p = 0.023). Those working over 16 hours daily had the highest stress, particularly in clinical manifestations (p = 0.017). Conclusion: Emergency healthcare workers experience significant occupational stress, highlighting the need for structured schedules, mental health support, and stress management strategies to improve workforce resilience.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMaithreyi K, Kumar SSV, Rao HT AP. Assessing Job Stress Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in India: A Cross-Sectional Study. National Journal of Medical Research . 2025 Jun; 15(2): 132-138en_US
dc.identifier.issn2249-4995
dc.identifier.issn2277-8810
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/252790
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedsci Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume15en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.55489/njmr.150220251080en_US
dc.subjectOccupational stressen_US
dc.subjectEmergency healthcare providersen_US
dc.subjectWorkforce resilienceen_US
dc.subjectPsychosomatic symptomsen_US
dc.subjectBurnout preventionen_US
dc.titleAssessing Job Stress Among Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in India: A Cross-Sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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