The impact of vaccination on stress level of trainee doctors during COVID-19 pandemic

  • Anwar ul Huda
  • Mohammad Yasir
  • Abdul Sattar Shamsuddin
Keywords: Stress, Perceived Stress Scale, Vaccination, COVID-19

Abstract

Vaccination against COVID-19 disease is making a significant difference in the outcome of the disease. This cross-sectional study was conducted at Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Trainee doctors from different hospital departments, including surgery, medicine, emergency medicine, anesthesia and critical care units were included. The sample size was calculated to be 58. We used the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) in our study. We distributed the questionnaire comprising PSS-10 questions to trainee doctors from different specialties. Each question in the scale was answered by the trainees on a 5-point scale ranging from never = 0, to very often = 4. The mean PSS-10 score was 18.93 ± 6.92. Ten (17.2 %) trainees had low stress, 43 (74.13 %) had moderate stress while 5 (8.6 %) trainees had high stress level. 

Key words:  Stress; Perceived Stress Scale; Vaccination; COVID-19

Citation: Huda AU, Yasir M, Shamsuddin AS. The impact of vaccination on stress level of trainee doctors during COVID-19 pandemic. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(3):423-424. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i3.1916

Received: October 08, 2021; Reviewed: October 21, 2021; Accepted: March 26, 2022

 

 

Author Biographies

Anwar ul Huda

Anwar ul Huda, FRCA, FFICM, FCPS, Consultant Anesthetist, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Yasir

Dr. Mohammad Yasir, FCPS, Consultant Anesthetist, Security Forces Hospital, Malaz, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abdul Sattar Shamsuddin

Abdul Sattar Shamsuddin, FCPS, Senior Registrar Anesthesia, Security Forces Hospital, Malaz, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Published
06-06-2022
How to Cite
Huda, A., Yasir, M., & Shamsuddin, A. (2022). The impact of vaccination on stress level of trainee doctors during COVID-19 pandemic. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 26(3), 423-424. https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v26i3.1916
Section
Correspondence