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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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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