Perceived Stress among Doctors amid COVID-19

Abstract

Now a days stress is increasing day by day. This is one of the most common and serious health issues faced by many people. Although there is stress in almost all professions, but in the medical profession stress is very common. COVID-19 was considered a very tough time because of this infectious disease. During the COVID pandemic, the responsibilities of doctors became more challenging. There was no clarity regarding the treatment of coronavirus. This was the time when doctors were also at high risk of infection. This also increased the stress among doctors. Doctors had been deployed round the clock in order to save the lives of people. The purpose of the existing study was to examine perceived stress among doctors during COVID-19. A sample of 100 doctors (50 doctors deployed on corona duty and 50 doctors who were not deployed on corona duty) from Rohtak District with the age range of 25-30 years was taken for the present study. The Perceived Stress Scale was used to collect data from doctors through Google Forms. Results showed that 58% doctors have high level of stress, 40% doctors have moderate level of stress and 2% doctors have low level of stress. Results also revealed a high level of perceived stress was experienced by doctors who were deployed on COVID duty as compared to doctors who were not deployed on COVID duty.