Old age psychiatrists: what do they find stressful?
作者信息
Benbow S M, Jolley D
机构信息
Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust, UK.
出版信息
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1997 Sep;12(9):879-82. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199709)12:9<879::aid-gps654>3.0.co;2-r.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the main sources of stress for practising old age psychiatrists.
DESIGN
Postal survey.
SETTING
Old age psychiatry services in England and Wales.
PARTICIPANTS
Old age psychiatrists on the list held by the Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Number and nature of stresses identified by respondents.
MAIN RESULTS
One hundred and thirty-eight old age psychiatrists identified a mean of 5.1 stresses per respondent, which fell into seven broad categories: changes within the health service, community care changes, personal, management-related, resource-related, related to time pressures, overwork and others.
CONCLUSIONS
Unavoidable stresses were rarely listed. Most were related to work overload and organizational structure and climate. More research is needed on stress in other areas of psychiatry, ways to minimize/prevent stress and how to optimize the balance between work and home life.
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