A Study on Stress, Anxiety and Depression among Health Care Workers

Abstract

Stress, anxiety and depression are some of the most important research and practice challenges for psychologists, psychiatrists and behavioural scientists. Mental health affects physical health, job performance and healthcare utilization. Stress, depression and anxiety disorders contribute to absenteeism and lack of confidence. The present study assesses the level of anxiety, stress and depression among Health Care Workers. The study was carried out on 120 samples, among them 30 doctors, 30 nursing officers, 30 paramedical workers and 30 Asha workers selected randomly from different hospitals in Mysore. Anxiety, Depression and Stress scale (ADSS-BSPSA) developed by Pallavi Bhatnagar, Megha Singh, Manoj Pandey, Sandhya and Amitabh (2011) have been used to measure the level of anxiety, depression and stress among health care workers. One-way ANOVA and an independent sample t-test were calculated and the results were analysed. The results reveals that there is no significant difference in the level of stress, depression, and anxiety between the health care professionals, but a significant difference in gender, female healthcare workers show a greater level of anxiety, depression and stress compared to male healthcare workers.