Job Stress Among Health Care Professionals

Job stress is an increasingly prevalent issue within healthcare systems worldwide. Healthcare professionals, especially doctors, routinely operate in high-pressure environments that demand not only clinical expertise but also emotional resilience and long working hours. These stressors can severely impact their psychological well-being, job performance, and the overall quality of patient care. Study was undertaken to assess the level of job stress among doctors working in multispecialty hospitals in Coimbatore The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA/t-tests to explore associations between personal variables and job stress levels. Among the demographic factors examined, only educational qualification showed a statistically significant association with job stress (p = 0.011).