Prevalence and risk factors for fatigue among health care providers in Qena University Hospitals: A hospital based study

Abd-elwahed, Doaa Mahmoud; Hany, Ahmed M.M.; Desoky, Tarek; Dongol, Eptehal Mohammed

doi:10.21608/svuijm.2023.221550.1611

Prevalence and risk factors for fatigue among health care providers in Qena University Hospitals: A hospital based study

Document Type : Original research articles

Authors

¹ Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

² Department of Public health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt .

³ Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

⁴ Department of Chest disease, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

10.21608/svuijm.2023.221550.1611

Abstract

Background: Fatigue is a state of extreme tiredness, weariness, or sleepiness brought on by a lack of sleep, continuous mental or physical effort, or protracted stress or anxiety. Tasks that are tedious or repetitive can make you feel more worn out.
Objectives: To assess the prevalence and the possible risk factors for fatigue in health care worker.
Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted randomly in Qena University Hospitals on 300 participants. A structured questionnaire among health care workers (HCW) was used as a tool for data collection.
Results: 53% of HCW (79.2% of doctors and 70.3%of nurses) had fatigue. 62.2% of female suffered from fatigue .The significant risk factors for fatigue were sex, marital status, occupation, caffeine intake and smoking. doctors are more prone than other HCW to exhaustion.
Conclusion: Prevalence of fatigue among HCW in Qena university hospitals was high. the most significant risk factors were occupation(doctor), married and caffeine intake .

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