JOB STRESS AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Background: Health care professionals comprise an important group of individuals who are affected by emotional states and stress because of their unique work environment. The employee’s stress level and satisfaction with his/her job are primary factors that influence the quality of work and individual productivity. Objective: To measure the prevalence of job stress and job satisfaction among healthcare professionals and to identify their predictors. Research Design: A multi-center cross-sectional survey. Subjects: Physicians, residents, nurses, and radiologists. Measures: Job stress and satisfaction were measured using 25 specific questions about sources of work-related stress and 17 questions about sources of workrelated satisfaction. Results: A total of 626 (54%) participants completed the survey. The sample was comprised of 19.5% Saudi nationals, and the remainder, foreign workers of a wide range of nationalities. The overall prevalence of job stress and job satisfaction was 66.2% and 97.0%, respectively. The use of a multivariate logistic regression model identified statistically significant independent predictors of stress (e.g., working on weekends, feeling under pressure to meet deadlines, being of Saudi nationality, and being exposed to a stressful event outside of work within a year. Conclusion:The overall prevalence of job stress is moderately higher than reported in other published studies, yet there was a very high rate of job satisfaction; one that was much higher than reported in other studies. We recommend that future research focus on methods of stress reduction and investigate the impact of high stress on staff performance

Incidence of early pregnancy bleeding in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia

Background: Early pregnancy bleeding (EPB) is defined as bleeding within the first 20 weeks of gestation.  Women who present with bleeding in early pregnancy have 30 – 50% probability of having a failed pregnancy.  Recent US statistics report that it accounts for 1.6% of all ED visits. Although first-trimester vaginal bleeding is an alarming symptom, there is limited published literature on its incidence, timing, and risk factors and there is no published data from the KSA.Methods: This retrospective cohort study included pregnant women who attended their first antenatal visit between August 2011 and May 2012.Results: The number of participants was 724 women who attended the antenatal clinic for first pregnancy visit. 37.85% of them (274) of developed first trimester vaginal bleeding. 62% experienced mild bleeding, 15.4% had moderate bleeding, 13.9% had spotting, while 4.9% of had severe bleeding. The incidence of threatened miscarriage was the highest (11.5%) followed by incomplete miscarriage (8.8%) and missed carriage (7.7%). The incidence of molar pregnancy in our study of 0.55% was very high.Conclusions: The incidence of first trimester vaginal bleeding is high in our center when compared with figures from published literature. The incidence of threatened miscarriage is low, while the incidence of complete or incomplete miscarriage is relatively high. Similar to other reports from Asia, the incidence of molar pregnancy was very high. Further research is recommended to justify the detected high first trimester vaginal bleeding rates and to identify potentials of prevention or improvement of the outcomes of bleeding

JOB STRESS AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Background: Health care professionals comprise an important group of individuals who are affected by emotional states and stress because of their unique work environment. The employee’s stress level and satisfaction with his/her job are primary factors that influence the quality of work and individual productivity. Objective: To measure the prevalence of job stress and job satisfaction among healthcare professionals and to identify their predictors. Research Design: A multi-center cross-sectional survey. Subjects: Physicians, residents, nurses, and radiologists. Measures: Job stress and satisfaction were measured using 25 specific questions about sources of work-related stress and 17 questions about sources of workrelated satisfaction. Results: A total of 626 (54%) participants completed the survey. The sample was comprised of 19.5% Saudi nationals, and the remainder, foreign workers of a wide range of nationalities. The overall prevalence of job stress and job satisfaction was 66.2% and 97.0%, respectively. The use of a multivariate logistic regression model identified statistically significant independent predictors of stress (e.g., working on weekends, feeling under pressure to meet deadlines, being of Saudi nationality, and being exposed to a stressful event outside of work within a year. Conclusion:The overall prevalence of job stress is moderately higher than reported in other published studies, yet there was a very high rate of job satisfaction; one that was much higher than reported in other studies. We recommend that future research focus on methods of stress reduction and investigate the impact of high stress on staff performance

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Incidence of early pregnancy bleeding in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia

Background: Early pregnancy bleeding (EPB) is defined as bleeding within the first 20 weeks of gestation.  Women who present with bleeding in early pregnancy have 30 – 50% probability of having a failed pregnancy.  Recent US statistics report that it accounts for 1.6% of all ED visits. Although first-trimester vaginal bleeding is an alarming symptom, there is limited published literature on its incidence, timing, and risk factors and there is no published data from the KSA.Methods: This retrospective cohort study included pregnant women who attended their first antenatal visit between August 2011 and May 2012.Results: The number of participants was 724 women who attended the antenatal clinic for first pregnancy visit. 37.85% of them (274) of developed first trimester vaginal bleeding. 62% experienced mild bleeding, 15.4% had moderate bleeding, 13.9% had spotting, while 4.9% of had severe bleeding. The incidence of threatened miscarriage was the highest (11.5%) followed by incomplete miscarriage (8.8%) and missed carriage (7.7%). The incidence of molar pregnancy in our study of 0.55% was very high.Conclusions: The incidence of first trimester vaginal bleeding is high in our center when compared with figures from published literature. The incidence of threatened miscarriage is low, while the incidence of complete or incomplete miscarriage is relatively high. Similar to other reports from Asia, the incidence of molar pregnancy was very high. Further research is recommended to justify the detected high first trimester vaginal bleeding rates and to identify potentials of prevention or improvement of the outcomes of bleeding

Willingness of Healthcare Workers to Recommend or Receive a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan

Background: The availability of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide necessitates measuring healthcare workers’ (HCWs’) willingness to recommend or receive these vaccines. Therefore, we conducted a local study in Jordan to assess HCWs’ willingness to recommend or receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and the predictors of such a decision. A cross-sectional study investigated Jordanian HCWs’ willingness regarding a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine using a self-administered online questionnaire through WhatsApp, a mobile phone application. A total of 300 HCWs participated in the current study. Of these HCWs, 65.3% were physicians, 25.3% were nurses, and 9.3% were pharmacists. HCWs’ overall willingness regarding a third vaccine dose was 68.4% (49.4% certainly and 19.0% probably), whereas the overall willingness of HCWs to recommend a third dose to their patients was 73.3% (49.0% certainly and 24.3% probably). Males had significantly higher willingness than females (82.1% vs. 60.1%, p < 0.05). Physicians reported more willingness than nurses and pharmacists. HCWs’ willingness was not significantly affected by direct contact with a patient infected with COVID-19 or by a personal history of COVID-19 infection. Only 31% of HCWs were certainly willing to recommend the vaccine to their patients with chronic diseases, and only 28% of the participants were certainly willing to recommend it to people aged 65 or older. HCWs’ willingness to receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is limited in Jordan. This has affected their certainty in recommending this vaccine to their patients or people older than 60. Decision-makers and health-promotion programs in Jordan should focus on addressing this public health problem