Stress and coping among consultant physicians working in Saudi Arabia

Alosaimi, Fahad D.; Alawad, Hossam Saleh; Alamri, Adel A.; Saeed, Abdullah Ibrahim; Aljuaydi, Khalid Ayidh; Alotaibi, Alwaleed Sami; Al-Otaibi, Khalid; AlFaris, Eiad

doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2018.214

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“…Regarding adaptive coping, the mean score for religion was the highest, followed by acceptance, and positive reframing, whereas for maladaptive coping, self-distraction had the highest mean and substance use had the lowest. Previous studies’ results on physicians and nurses in Saudi Arabia are consistent with the most and least frequent coping used; however, adaptive coping means were higher in comparison to our results [ 27 , 40 ].…”

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Burnout and coping among healthcare providers working in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aljhani

Alharbi

AlJameli

et al. 2021

Middle East Curr Psychiatry

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Background Burnout is defined as a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterised by feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, increased mental distance from one’s job and reduced professional efficacy. The COVID-19 pandemic has created unexpected demands on healthcare systems worldwide and they have experienced numerous stressors. As the coping is one of the stressors management strategies that may affect burnout, this is a descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to estimate the frequency and level of burnout and its association with coping strategies among physicians and nurses in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 Pandemic using Copenhagen Burnout Inventory and Brief-COPE. Results Overall, 403 healthcare providers were recruited (85 physicians, 318 nurses). Personal, work-related and client-related burnout were detected among 67.5%, 68% and 58.3% of the respondents, respectively. The mean score for adaptive coping was (27.6 ± 10.3, median: 29 IQR: 14.0) out of 48, and the mean score for maladaptive coping was (14.2 ± 6.81, median: 14 IQR: 8.0) out of 36. Some factors associated with burnout were participants’ age group, professional position, number of family members and years of experience in the medical field. The personal, work-related and client-related burnout had inverse correlations with the overall adaptive coping category. Conclusion The frequency of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among nurses, was significant. Burnout was also frequent among both the younger age group and those with fewer years of experience. Some predictors were identified as having a close person infected with COVID-19, being assigned to treat COVID-19 patients, longer working hours, having sleeping hours affected by the pandemic and experiencing verbal or physical abuse from patients. In addition to a significant correlation between the adaptive coping category and the three burnout dimensions.

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“…Both the adaptive and maladaptive coping means in this study were higher than previous studies [ 39 ]. Both adaptive and maladaptive coping had higher means among consultant physicians in Saudi Arabia during non-pandemic periods [ 27 ].…”

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Burnout and coping among healthcare providers working in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aljhani

Alharbi

AlJameli

et al. 2021

Middle East Curr Psychiatry

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“…Adopting avoidant coping strategies is common among medical students. Previous studies found that avoidant stress-coping strategies were associated with psychiatric illness, shorter sleep duration, anxiety and depression [27][28][29]. Moreover, chronic stress was found to be associated with chronic fatigue, substance abuse and suicidal ideations among physicians [30].…”

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Stress coping strategies among medical students and trainees in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study

Abouammoh¹,

Irfan²,

AlFaris³

2020

BMC Med Educ

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Background Stress is very common among medical students and trainees. Chronic stress has multiple negative mental and physical health consequences. This study explores medical students and interns’ stressors and their coping strategies. Methods This is a qualitative study involving four focus group discussions with final year medical students (8 males, 10 females) and medical interns (8 males, 7 females). The study was conducted between October 2017 and January 2018 in the premises of a large medical school in Riyadh. After verbatim transcription, framework thematic analysis of the data was performed using NVivo software. Results Promoting the reward feeling of the medical profession was seen as an active stress-coping strategy among medical students. Planning and time management was seen by some participants as stressful while others felt it was a stress-coping strategy. The perception of stress among medical students was seen as a normal feeling. Avoiding discussions on medical matters, building relationships with the other sex and smoking were reported as avoidant stress-coping strategies. Conclusion Medical students and interns are still struggling to achieve healthy stress-coping strategies. There is a great need for stress management programs to help fostering the students’ coping skills.

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“…A cross-sectional study involving consultant physicians (n = 582) found that more frequent use of an adaptive coping style was associated with lower stress levels among female physicians. 55 It is important to note that our participants had been in the UAE for a long period of time (mean: 16 years), and it is possible that they became acculturated and immersed in the UAE culture and learned to identify and positively cope with sources of stress. Participants were also more likely to live with their own families, who could perhaps be a source of emotional support for them.…”

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<p>Salivary Cortisol, Subjective Stress and Quality of Sleep Among Female Healthcare Professionals</p>

Bani‐Issa¹,

Radwan²,

Al-Marzooq³

et al. 2020

JMDH

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Background: Stress is globally recognised as a risk factor impacting workers' health and workplace safety. Women healthcare professionals are at risk for considerable stress given the demanding nature of their jobs and current working conditions. This study assessed levels of stress among women healthcare professionals using measures of their cortisol levels, subjective stress and quality of sleep. Participants and Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design. Data were collected from 335 apparently healthy adult women healthcare professionals working in the United Arab Emirates. Participants provided morning and bedtime saliva samples for analysis of their cortisol levels. The Perceived Stress Scale, Stress Symptoms Scale, Brief Coping Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used to assess perceived stress level, symptoms of stress, stress-coping strategies and sleep quality, respectively. Results: In total, 121 (36.15%) women had impaired morning cortisol levels (below the normal range of 0.094-1.551 µg/dL) and 48 (14.3%) had impaired bedtime cortisol levels (above 0.359 µg/dL). Around 57% of women reported moderate levels of perceived stress, with the most frequently reported stress symptoms being heart rate and back/neck pain. Poor sleep quality was reported by around 60% of participating women. No significant association was found between cortisol and psychosocial measurements of stress or sleep quality. However, night shift and longer shift duration (more than 8 hrs) were significantly associated with impaired morning and bedtime cortisol levels (P ≥ 0.05). Impaired cortisol levels were strongly dependent on using adaptive coping strategies such as active coping, acceptance and seeking emotional support (P ≥ 0.05). Conclusion: Evaluating cortisol levels and subjective stress could help to identify groups with impaired response to stress and elevated cortisol levels. Our findings support the need to examine shift work patterns and stress coping strategies in women healthcare professionals to promote their health and productivity and maintain workplace safety.

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Stress and coping among consultant physicians working in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 45 publications

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Burnout and coping among healthcare providers working in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Burnout and coping among healthcare providers working in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Stress coping strategies among medical students and trainees in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study

<p>Salivary Cortisol, Subjective Stress and Quality of Sleep Among Female Healthcare Professionals</p>

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