Morbidity due to stress in postgraduate trainee doctors of Karachi

ABSTRACT

To find out stress level and its related morbidity among Postgraduate Medical Trainees. This Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at Dow University of Health Sciences and Agha Khan University Hospital Karachi during January to December 2008. Postgraduate Medical trainees who were pursuing FCPS, MCPS and DCPS were included. Self administered Questioner were distributed and doctors were selected by non-probability convenience sampling technique. Trainee doctors were found stressed 62.3%. A large no of trainees [34%] complained of Indigestion. Palpitation, tearfulness, waking at night, poor appetite found in [24 - 25%]. Complain of minor psychiatric illnesses, tiredness and lack of energy, having more responsibility than can handle, in ability to stop thinking about problem, difficulty in taking decisions, feeling of being trapped or cornered in 45- 50% doctors. The stress level of Postgraduate trainees was found to be high There were high prevalence of physical morbidities as well as minor psychiatric illnesses