?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Understanding+Job+Stress+among+Healthcare+Staff&rft.creator=Saha%2C+D&rft.creator=Sinha%2C+R&rft.creator=Bhavsar%2C+K&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Introduction%3A+Job+life+is+an+important+part+of+a+person%E2%80%99s+daily+life.+There+are+many+aspects+of+a+job.+A+person+may+be+satisfied+with+one+or+more+aspects+of+his%2Fher+job+but+at+the+same+time+may+be+unhappy+with+other+things+related+to+the+job.+Objective%3A+To+evaluate+the+sources+of+job+stress+(stressful+aspects+of+work)+among+the+staff+of+a+super+specialty+hospital+%26+to+suggest+measures+to+decrease+level+of+job+stress.+Methodology%3A+Descriptive+study+employing+381+staff+members+of+a+super+specialty+hospital+using+a+structured+personal+interview+questionnaire+consisting+of+21+sources+of+stress.+The+hospital+staff+was+asked+to+rate+each+item+according+to+the+extent+to+which+it+had+contributed+to+their+stress+as+experienced+in+their+jobs+in+the+past+few+months+on+a+scale+of+0+(not+at+all)%2C1(a+little)%2C+2(quite+a+bit)%2C+3+(a+lot).+A+global+rating+of+stress+was+also+obtained.+Result%3A+The+prime+sources+of+stress+were+found+to+be+underpayment+(76%25)%2C+excessive+workload+(70.3%25)%2C+inadequate+staff+(48.6)%2C+%26+being+involved+in+the+emotional+distress+of+patients+(46.7%25).+Conclusion%3A+The+staffs+of+the+hospital+were+in+moderate+stress+due+to+the+prime+stressors+so+adequate+measures+should+be+taken+to+alleviate+these+stressors.+This+could+be+achieved+through+workload+management%2C+job+redesign%2C+%26+by+offering+occupational+health+education.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7791%2F1%2F2011-1-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Saha%2C+D+and+Sinha%2C+R+and+Bhavsar%2C+K++(2011)+Understanding+Job+Stress+among+Healthcare+Staff.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7791%2F