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EVALUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL PSHYCHOLOGICAL LOAD AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Kvetoslava Rimarova

Abstract

Introduction: Adverse factors in occupational exposure of healthcare workers are bringing risk and health threats in mental and somatic symptoms of health care workers, including the burnout syndrome. The aim of the paper is to evaluate psychological risk, focusing on the stress and psychological burden of health care workers. Material and methods. Cross-sectional study was based on the form of structured anonymous questionnaires evaluating the amount of psychological burden of healthcare staff, according to the criteria of the Meister test. Data collection took place in the year 2017. A group of health care workers was presented by doctors and nurses who worked in the departments of Dermatology and Venereology, Surgery, Internal medicine, Neurology and Traumatology ward – together the sample of health care workers consisted from 199 participants, 90 medical doctors and 109 nurses. Results. Our results confirmed the fact that educational level was not related to the level of perceived mental burden. The length of practice among health care workers was statistically significant in the group with very short lengths of practice. Conclusion. Our study did confirm importance of length of practice for occupational mental burden among health care workers.

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