The prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in Ampang, Selangor

This cross-sectional study was conducted among general practitioners in Ampang, Selangor between November 1998 and March 1999. Sample population was 70 general practitioners from 30 clinics which were chosen. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of occupational stress among ge...

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Main Authors:	Shamsul lkhwan Ashari Azmi, Noor Hassim Ismail
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Language:	English
Published:	Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4456/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4456/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4456/1/vol11-02ayiesah.pdf

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spelling	ukm-44562016-12-14T06:36:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4456/ The prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in Ampang, Selangor Shamsul lkhwan Ashari Azmi, Noor Hassim Ismail, This cross-sectional study was conducted among general practitioners in Ampang, Selangor between November 1998 and March 1999. Sample population was 70 general practitioners from 30 clinics which were chosen. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of occupational stress among general practitioners. This study applied self-administered questionnaires, which were structured to consist of questions on socio-demography, occupational history and symptoms of stress. Symptoms of stress were based on Personal Stress Inventory, which uses 52 questions to determine stress levels. The response rate was 64.3% and the prevalence of occupational stress was 32.5%. The main stress symptoms among stressed general practitioners were symptoms of tension (92.9%) and gastrointestinal symptoms (86.7%). It can be concluded that general practitioners are experiencing occupational stress and this could be anticipated from the frequency of the symptoms being present. Steps to recognize symptoms of stress should be taken by both the management and the general practitioners in order to enable preventive measures to be taken to ameliorate their working environment. Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4456/1/vol11-02ayiesah.pdf Shamsul lkhwan Ashari Azmi, and Noor Hassim Ismail, (2005) The prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in Ampang, Selangor. Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat, 11 (1). pp. 44-50. ISSN 1675-1663 http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=339&issue=Vol11(1):2005
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description	This cross-sectional study was conducted among general practitioners in Ampang, Selangor between November 1998 and March 1999. Sample population was 70 general practitioners from 30 clinics which were chosen. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of occupational stress among general practitioners. This study applied self-administered questionnaires, which were structured to consist of questions on socio-demography, occupational history and symptoms of stress. Symptoms of stress were based on Personal Stress Inventory, which uses 52 questions to determine stress levels. The response rate was 64.3% and the prevalence of occupational stress was 32.5%. The main stress symptoms among stressed general practitioners were symptoms of tension (92.9%) and gastrointestinal symptoms (86.7%). It can be concluded that general practitioners are experiencing occupational stress and this could be anticipated from the frequency of the symptoms being present. Steps to recognize symptoms of stress should be taken by both the management and the general practitioners in order to enable preventive measures to be taken to ameliorate their working environment.
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author	Shamsul lkhwan Ashari Azmi, Noor Hassim Ismail,
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title	The prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in Ampang, Selangor
title_short	The prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in Ampang, Selangor
title_full	The prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in Ampang, Selangor
title_fullStr	The prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in Ampang, Selangor
title_full_unstemmed	The prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in Ampang, Selangor
title_sort	prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in ampang, selangor
publisher	Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2005
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The prevalence of occupational stress amongst general practitioner in Ampang, Selangor

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