Department of Anesthesia, Debre-Markos University, Ethiopia.
Department of Anesthesia, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
J Environ Public Health. 2022 Jul 19;2022:2077317. doi: 10.1155/2022/2077317. eCollection 2022.
The surgical operation room is a known stressor workplace. Occupational stress can cause negative impacts on the personal well-being of healthcare professionals, health services, and patient care. Since there was limited research evidence in Ethiopia and the developing world, we aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with occupational stress among operation room clinicians at university hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021. . After ethical approval was obtained, a cross-sectional census was conducted from May 10 to June 10, 2021. The United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive's Management Standards Work-Related Stress Indicator Tool was used to assess occupational stress. Data were collected from 388 operation room clinicians and analysed by using binary logistic regression analysis.
The prevalence of occupational stress was 78.4%. Rotating work shifts (AOR: 2.1, CI: 1.1-4.7), working more than 80 hours per week (AOR: 3.3, CI: 1.5-3.8), use of recreational substances (AOR: 2.1, CI: 1.1-3.8), being an anesthetist (AOR: 4.1, CI: 1.7-10.0), and being a nurse (AOR: 4.0, CI: 1.7-9.7) were found significantly associated with occupational stress.
We found that there was high prevalence of occupational stress among operation room clinicians and factors associated with occupational stress were rotating work shifts, working more than 80 hours per week, use of recreational substances, being an anesthetist, and being a nurse. Hospitals are advised to arrange occupational health services for operation room clinicians, prepare sustainable training focused on occupational health, and reorganize shifts, working hours, and staffing.
手术室是一个已知的应激工作场所。职业压力会对医护人员的个人幸福感、卫生服务和患者护理产生负面影响。由于在埃塞俄比亚和发展中国家的相关研究证据有限，我们旨在确定 2021 年在埃塞俄比亚西北部大学医院手术室临床医生的职业压力发生率及其相关因素。在获得伦理批准后，于 2021 年 5 月 10 日至 6 月 10 日进行了横断面普查。使用英国健康与安全执行局的管理标准工作相关应激指标工具评估职业压力。从 388 名手术室临床医生中收集数据，并采用二项逻辑回归分析进行分析。
职业压力的发生率为 78.4%。轮班工作（AOR：2.1，CI：1.1-4.7）、每周工作超过 80 小时（AOR：3.3，CI：1.5-3.8）、使用娱乐性物质（AOR：2.1，CI：1.1-3.8）、麻醉师（AOR：4.1，CI：1.7-10.0）和护士（AOR：4.0，CI：1.7-9.7）与职业压力显著相关。
我们发现手术室临床医生的职业压力发生率很高，与职业压力相关的因素有轮班工作、每周工作超过 80 小时、使用娱乐性物质、麻醉师和护士。医院应安排手术室临床医生的职业健康服务，准备以职业健康为重点的可持续培训，并重新安排轮班、工作时间和人员配置。
