Presence of professional stress in teaching staff at the Medical faculty in Foca

Abstract

Introduction: In recent years, an increasing number of studies deal with the study of the psychosocial aspects of the working-age population. The aim of the research was to examine the level of professional stress in the teaching staff at the Medical Faculty in Foca. Methodology: The study was designed as a cross-sectional study with 47 workers. The survey included faculty members from the Medical Faculty in Foca. We used a sociodemographic questionnaire, a questionnaire to assess health status and Maslach burnout inventory. Statistical analysis was performed with the use of SPSS statistical software package. Results: Most respondents (83%) are under stress, and 42.6% of the respondents identified symptoms of work related burnout. Physical and mental component of quality of life was assessed as "bad" by 2.1 % respondents; their physical and mental health was rated as "well" by 23.4%, and by 74.5%respondents was rated as excellent. Conclusion: Those respondents that rated the presence of burnout symptoms rated also their quality of mental health as lower.