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Stress and its association with working efficiency of junior doctors during three postgraduate residency training programs
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Abdulghani, Hamza Mohammad Alharbi, Mohammad Irshad, Mohammad |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Journal: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment Stress and its association with working efficiency of junior doctors during three postgraduate residency training programs Hamza Mohammad Abdulghani,1 Mohammed Meteb Al-harbi,2 Mohammad Irshad1 1Department of Medical Education, 2Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Background: The residency training period in the medical profession is well known for physical and mental stress, which may affect cognitive function and practical life. The aims of this study were to assess prevalence of stress among the resident trainees of the three medical specialties of Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS) training programs, namely, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and their association with training years, sex, and marital status. This study also aimed to correlate the stress levels with the working efficiency and self-perceived general health problems.Participants and methods: Resident trainee physicians of SCHS were invited to complete a stress inventory Kessler 10, which is used for stress measurement. Pearson's chi-square test (χ2) and odds ratios (ORs) were used to quantify the associations between categorical variables. A P-value of |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4677768/pdf https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=28326 |
| Ending Page | 3029 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 3023 |
| ISSN | 11766328 |
| e-ISSN | 11782021 |
| DOI | 10.2147/ndt.s92408 |
| Journal | Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2015-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment Education Research Postgraduate Residency Training |
| Content Type | Text |