Evaluation Of The Mental Status Of Employers In Permanent Worker Status In A University Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Evaluation of the mental status of health workers and related factors will be beneficial in terms of reducing mental disorders such as stress, depression, and anxiety, protecting the workforce and increasing the quality of service provided. The study aimed to determine the mental status of the workers and evaluate their burnout levels. Methods: The study is a cross-sectional study conducted with 307 workers working in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Hospital. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and Short Form of Burnout Scale (BMS) were used. Shapiro-Wilk, Chi-Square, Logistic Regression, and Spearman Correlation analyzes were used in statistics. Results: The mean age of 163 men and 144 women in the study group was 36.1±7.9 years. Anxiety, depression, and stress suspicion frequencies were 24.4%, 26.1%, and 14.7%. The mean scores of the study group were 2.5 ± 3.9, 3.1 ± 4.7, and 3.3 ± 4.8 for anxiety, depression, and stress sub-dimensions. The mean score they got from the BMS was 24.6 ± 14.8. A positive correlation was found between the scores obtained from the DASS-21 sub-dimensions and the scores obtained from the BMS. Conclusion: In terms of depression, anxiety, and stress, psychiatric treatment history and having problems with physical conditions in the working environment were determined as risk factors. A positive correlation was found between depression, anxiety, stress levels, and burnout levels.