Medical Science
Volume 25, Issue 109, March, 2021
Prevalence and impact of primary headache on job performance and quality of life among physician at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital (KSAFH) in Tabuk
Saeed Moshref Alshehri1♦, Abdulrahman Eid Albalawi1, Manea Nasser Al-Hablany2
1Family Medicine Resident, King Salman Armed Forces
Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
2Consultant of Family Medicine and Diabetologist, King
Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Family Medicine Resident, King Salman Armed Forces
Hospital, Tabuk,
Saudi Arabia;
Email: salshehri013@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Background: Headache is a common health problem among physicians; it could leads to adversative influences on their work performance and quality of life. Objective: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence and influence of primary headache on job performance and quality of life of physicians at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital (KSAFH) in Tabuk. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from December 1st2020 to February 28th2021. Well-designed standardized questionnaire was used for data collection. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS software program, Ver. 24. Results: about 163 physicians from different departments were included, of whom 68% were males, while 32% were females, only 4% of participants from Emergency, 39% from OPD and 56% from wards, most of participants were specialized either in Surgery (15%), Medicine (23%), pediatric (12%) or OBs. (8%), while 43% of participants from other specialties. This study indicated that the prevalence of primary headache was 86% in the last three months, the intensity of the headache either mild (46%) or moderate (53%). The present study also found that the headache either pulsating / throbbing (39%) or dull / pressing (61%). Conclusion: This study revealed that there was no statistical association between occurrence of headache, working department and specialty, while there was statistical association between occurrence of headache and gender.
Keywords: Prevalence; Impact; Headache; Physician; Tabuk; Saudi Arabia
Medical Science, 2021, 25(109), 651-661
