ABSTRACT
Background:Shift work is common in modern society, and includes several professions responsible for the health and safety of others e.g. health care, police, and fire response. Perceived stress in Health Professionals could be regarded as being of special concern. Indeed, it is thought that level of psychological stress may be higher in Health Professionals than in other occupational groups. Objectives- To compare Perceived stress in shift duty health professionals. Methods: This was an observational, cross sectional study conducted at Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. The socio demographic profile of subjects was recorded and they were subjected to perceived stress scale. The observations and data obtained were statistically analysed using the software statistica 7.0 and SPSS 20. Results andConclusion: Results revealed that junior residents had more perceived stress as compared to staff nurses, interns, pharmacists and other health professionals. Our study has concluded that periodic assessment and evaluation of health professionals is essential to know their perceived stress.