Stress in medical educators

Workplace or occupational stress are harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when there is an apparent mismatch between what doctors are trained for and what they are required to do. Data on workplace stress experienced by medical educators is scarce. To asses stress in medical educators and its job related predictors. Lahore Medical and Dental College [LMDC], Lahore and its affiliated Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital [GTTH]. Three months, between January and March 2009. A cross sectional survey was conducted. A structured questionnaire for background information and Workplace Stress Scale [WSS] were the data collection tools to survey 11 0 medical educators. Data was recorded and analyzed in SPSS 16. Chi Square test with p

Prevalence, predictors and determinants of depression in women of the reproductive age group

The purpose of this study was to find out prevalence, predictors and determinants of depression in women of reproductive age. The study was conducted in a peri-urban locality of Lahore. Among 186 respondents, 114 were less than 30 years of-age [61%], 117 were Christians [62%] and 124 were educated [67%], 65 lived in nuclear family system [35%], with 148 women having 5 to 10 family members [79%], 174 were housewives [94%], 154 husbands were in regular employment [83%] and 107 women had family income of less than Rs. 5000 [58%]. Among the study group, 123 women were married [66%], 19 were pregnant [15%] and 61 women had 3-4 children [50%]. The present study prevalence of depression was 25%. Emotional and physical complaints like sadness, crying, irritability, loss of interest in life, sleeplessness, inability to work, tiredness, health worries, disappointment, self blaming, poor appetite and weight loss, were more in depressed respondents than non-depressed women [p = < 0.001]. Among age group > 30 years, 33% women were depressed compared to 19% in age group < 30 years [p = 0.03]. Among uneducated respondents 35% were depressed in contrast to 19% of educated women [p = 0.02]. In nuclear family type, 35% respondents were depressed compared to 20% living in mixed family system [p = 0.03]. Among women with 3-4 children, 38% had depression in contrast with 19% with 1-2 children [p = 0.02]. The study concluded that depression in reproductive age women is not uncommon. Its emotional and physical predictors and socio-demographic determinants must be kept in mind while identifying its risk factors and planning its management