Emotional distress symptoms and their determinants: screening of non-clinical hospital staff in an Egyptian University hospital

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-clinical hospital staff were rarely studied despite their potential exposure to workplace stressors. We aimed to measure the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress (emotional distress symptoms) and determine their association with perceived job stress level and socioeconomic factors among non-clinical hospital staff.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted in Ain-Shams University Hospitals from March to May 2019. Tools were the Arabic Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21, Workplace Stress Scale, and Socioeconomic status scale. Independent correlates were determined using multivariable ordinal regression.

Results

Out of 462 participants, 72.5% reported receiving insufficient income and 54.8% showed Effort-reward imbalance. Job st

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9754778 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature