Workplace-related stress among oncologists: Egyptian single-centered observational study
Abstract Background The oncologists are facing more challenges than ever before in their work with cancer patients. The aim of the study is to assess the level of work-related stress among oncology clinicians and to compare it with non-oncologists. Thirty oncologists working at clinical oncology dep...
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doaj-f7d4cb7ef5cf4b82b69ab3b0e0f702352020-11-25T02:29:21ZengSpringerOpenMiddle East Current Psychiatry2090-54162020-04-012711710.1186/s43045-020-00026-zWorkplace-related stress among oncologists: Egyptian single-centered observational studyM. R. Soltan0S. A. Al-Hassanin1S. S. Soliman2S. F. Gohar3Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of medicine, Fayoum UniversityDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia UniversityDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia UniversityDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia UniversityAbstract Background The oncologists are facing more challenges than ever before in their work with cancer patients. The aim of the study is to assess the level of work-related stress among oncology clinicians and to compare it with non-oncologists. Thirty oncologists working at clinical oncology department at Menoufia University hospitals, Egypt, were compared to an equal number of non-oncologists matched for the same gender and work duration. After consent, all the participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire to collect background information and the workplace stress scale (WSS) was used to ascertain their stress level. Results The percentage distribution of different grades of WSS among the two groups did not show any significant difference (P = 0.84). Gender had no significant association to the mean score of WSS (P > 0.05). All the juniors (residents) in this study with work duration ≤ 3 years had significantly higher levels of WSS than seniors (> 3 years), P < 0.001. Among oncologists or non-oncologists, juniors showed significantly higher levels of WSS than seniors (P = 0.003 and < 0.001 respectively). However, junior oncologists had no significant difference than junior non-oncologists and seniors in both groups did not show any significant difference regarding the mean score of WSS. Conclusion All the workers within the two groups had experienced work-related stress. However, there was no statistically significant difference among them regarding the different grades of work place stress scale.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43045-020-00026-zWorkplaceStressOncologists |
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Workplace-related stress among oncologists: Egyptian single-centered observational study |
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Workplace-related stress among oncologists: Egyptian single-centered observational study |
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Workplace-related stress among oncologists: Egyptian single-centered observational study |
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Workplace-related stress among oncologists: Egyptian single-centered observational study |
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Workplace-related stress among oncologists: Egyptian single-centered observational study |
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workplace-related stress among oncologists: egyptian single-centered observational study |
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Middle East Current Psychiatry |
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2090-5416 |
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Abstract Background The oncologists are facing more challenges than ever before in their work with cancer patients. The aim of the study is to assess the level of work-related stress among oncology clinicians and to compare it with non-oncologists. Thirty oncologists working at clinical oncology department at Menoufia University hospitals, Egypt, were compared to an equal number of non-oncologists matched for the same gender and work duration. After consent, all the participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire to collect background information and the workplace stress scale (WSS) was used to ascertain their stress level. Results The percentage distribution of different grades of WSS among the two groups did not show any significant difference (P = 0.84). Gender had no significant association to the mean score of WSS (P > 0.05). All the juniors (residents) in this study with work duration ≤ 3 years had significantly higher levels of WSS than seniors (> 3 years), P < 0.001. Among oncologists or non-oncologists, juniors showed significantly higher levels of WSS than seniors (P = 0.003 and < 0.001 respectively). However, junior oncologists had no significant difference than junior non-oncologists and seniors in both groups did not show any significant difference regarding the mean score of WSS. Conclusion All the workers within the two groups had experienced work-related stress. However, there was no statistically significant difference among them regarding the different grades of work place stress scale. |
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