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Occupational Stress among Health Workers in Treatment of COVID-19 (Corona Virus) Infected Patients in Government Hospital at Chennai, India

B. Prasila Leelavathy Pappathy, M. Ramesh

Abstract


The aim of the present study was to evaluate occupational stress among health workers in
treatment of corona virus infected patients in Government Hospital. A cross-sectional study
was conducted with health workers in the areas of nursing and medicine in treatment of corona
virus infected patients in Government Hospital at Chennai. The data were collected between
December 2019 and April 2020 by a questionnaire of characterization and Job Stress Scale. A
descriptive and univariate analysis was performed. The participants presented high demand
and high control of the work and low social support, indicating an active work. Nurses had
less control over work (p<0.001) and physicians received more social support (p=0.006).
Reduced social support was related to greater exposure to stress among nursing assistants and
technicians (p=0.012). Workers who felt the low social support had higher exposure to stress.
It is necessary to implement stress prevention strategies among health workers, such as
strengthening of social support at work.


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