The impact of vaccination on stress level of trainee doctors during COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Vaccination against COVID-19 disease is making a significant difference in the outcome of the disease. This cross-sectional study was conducted at Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Trainee doctors from different hospital departments, including surgery, medicine, emergency medicine, anesthesia and critical care units were included. The sample size was calculated to be 58. We used the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) in our study. We distributed the questionnaire comprising PSS-10 questions to trainee doctors from different specialties. Each question in the scale was answered by the trainees on a 5-point scale ranging from never = 0, to very often = 4. The mean PSS-10 score was 18.93 ± 6.92. Ten (17.2 %) trainees had low stress, 43 (74.13 %) had moderate stress while 5 (8.6 %) trainees had high stress level. 

Key words:  Stress; Perceived Stress Scale; Vaccination; COVID-19

Citation: Huda AU, Yasir M, Shamsuddin AS. The impact of vaccination on stress level of trainee doctors during COVID-19 pandemic. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(3):423-424. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i3.1916

Received: October 08, 2021; Reviewed: October 21, 2021; Accepted: March 26, 2022