Volume 25, Issue 110, April 2021

Prevalence and determinants of stress among medical residents in ministry of National Guard, Saudi Arabia

Moteab Sayer Alotaybi^1♦, Hani Saad Al-Mugti², Majed Naif Alosaimi³, Abdulmalik Mohammed Alsabban⁴, Abdullah F Al Otaibi⁵, Osama Abdulmajeed A Bugis⁶

¹Preventive Medicine, National Guard health affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
²Community and Preventive Medicine Department, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia
³Consultant preventive medicine, National Guard health affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁴Internal Medicine, Ministry of National Guard, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
⁵Public Health Administration, Ministry of Health, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
⁶Public Health Administration, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Preventive Medicine, National Guard health affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Email: Moteab.alotaybi@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Background: The residency programs are essential part of post-graduation program in Saudi Arabia. Medical trainee is subjected to stressful environment including high workload, intensive emotional events, high expectations, and increased risk of workplace violence. This study aims to conduct assessment of the prevalence and determinants among medical residents in the ministry of National Guard, Saudi Arabia. Subject and Methods: The participants were selected randomly from the list of the residents in each specialty using systematic random sampling. The study started February 2020 and terminated at January 2021. The study was designed as a cross-sectional design. Self-administered questionnaires are used to collect data about study variables. The questionnaire consists of 41 questions. Results: A sample of 250 participants was analyzed. When using PS scale, 70.8% of participants were regarded as 'normal' while 29.2% of them recorded abnormal stress. Those who slept less than 6 hours had had abnormal PSS than normal ones. Second, average number of patients being seen either in ED or outpatient clinic were higher in normal category rather than abnormal category. A multivariate regression analysis showed increased number of consultations per day, doctor-doctor relationships and nature of medical job as stressors were statistically significant and considered as causes of stress in our study. Conclusion: Despite equal rate of perceived stress records in our study to previous literatures, no stress management tools or plans were designed. This should be available with collaboration of psychiatric department in any national health trust.

Keywords: Prevalence, Determinants, Stress, Residency

Medical Science, 2021, 25(110), 868-881

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