Stress in Doctors

A Pilot Study of the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

Bibliographic Data

ID15345818
AuthorsJ Anitha Menon (0000-0002-7388-7509, University of Zambia, corresponding author), Anitha Menon (0000-0002-1399-7650, University of Zambia), Betty Munalula (University of Zambia), Cris Glazebrook (0000-0002-7459-9445, University of Nottingham), Christine Glazebrook (University of Nottingham)
Year2007
Volume17
Issue1-2
Pages137-140
Publication date2007-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2007.10820159
OpenAlexW2283280947
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited13

This study had the objective of explored the stressful aspects of a doctor's job at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia. Stress can have a serious effect on the work output of a doctor and on their physical and mental health. The data were collected from 41 doctors at UTH using the Perceived Stress Scale and a stress check list. The results revealed that out of the list of 14 possible stressors, Zambian doctors in this sample identified an average of 7.3 aspects of their job (SD=2.7) as being stressful. Lack of resources to carry out their job, the workload, the low level of reward and the long working hours were most frequently identified as stressors

Geography · Management · Medical education · Mental health · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Stress (linguistics · Stressor · Workload · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being

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