Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017
STRESS AMONG DOCTORS –A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Dr. B. Asokan, Dr. A. Muruganathan, Dr. N. Tamil Selvan, Dr. T. Ravi Kumar
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INTRODUCTION ; Stress is a universal and inevitable component of life, the occurrence of which cannot be avoided. It plays a major havoc in doctors life now a days due to many reasons AIM OF THE STUDY ; The purpose of our study was to find out the sources of stress for doctors working in government medical college hospitals and to find a solution for the same MEN AND MATERIALS; A questionnaire was prepared based on few dimensions like , working conditions, work overload, sleep deprivation and unrealistic demands(expectations) of the patients, night shifts and leave given to doctors working in Government Medical College Hospitals in Tamil nadu south India, during November 2016 to Feuary 2017, the results are analyzed and the problem statement and solution for the same are tabulated. RESULTS; Medical Profession is a highly stressful profession and many of the senior consultants are aware and manage them easily, but the junior professionals are not able to cope up with it as there is no proper guidance for them from any corner resulting in various problems in their professional ,social and personal life. The doctors at supervisory level experienced more occupational stress because of increased accountability than the doctors below their level. Casualty medical officers ,surgeons, physician in ICU, gynecologists , anesthetists have expressed more stress in our study CONCLUSION; Management of stress is having two goals – changing ourselves or changing our environment and few solutions(ways and means) are suggested
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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DR.B.ASOKAN, DR.A.MURUGANATHAN, DR.N.TAMIL SELVAN, DR.T.RAVI KUMAR, STRESS AMONG DOCTORS –A PROSPECTIVE STUDY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017
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DR.B.ASOKAN, DR.A.MURUGANATHAN, DR.N.TAMIL SELVAN, DR.T.RAVI KUMAR, STRESS AMONG DOCTORS –A PROSPECTIVE STUDY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017
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