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Abstrakt

Occupational Stress in doctors and its effects on lifestyle, habits and de-stressing techniques

Mohammed Moizuddin Khan

Job or occupational stress is something we all face as employees or employers and we all handle it differently. It is a mismatch between the individual capabilities and organizational demands. Presently various challenges are faced by doctors making medical profession a tough job leading to occupational stress. Doctors are involved in long and irregular working hours which is one of the most common problem resulting in varying levels of exhaustion, sleep deprivation and stress.    Dietary habits, smoking, alcohol, physical exercise is found to be having a significant role on occupational stress in doctors.

Aim & Objectives: To study the effects of life style habits of doctors on occupational stress.To study the destressing techniques used by doctors to cope up with occupational stress.

Material & Methods: This study is cross sectional Observational study conducted in Indian doctors.

Results: Out of 392 participants 289 (73.72 percent) were male and 103 (26.28 percent) were females. 

Results: Significant association found between timing of food and psychological occupational stress. Alcohol, exercise, plying sports, de-stressing techniques were significantly associated with psychological occupational stress. Doctors who do not exercise were having two times higher risk of psychological occupational stress than those who do. 203 (51.79 percent) participants were using one or the other de stressing techniques which helped them to reduce the stress.

Conclusion: Modification in life style habits, exercise and relaxation techniques can all help cope up with the occupational stress in doctors and can help in providing a better health care to the patients.