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WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Job strain prevalence and associated factors in private
healthcare in Sousse (Tunisia) during COVID-19
Dr Waad Benbelgacem1, Sihem Ben Fredj1,2, Nawel Zammit1,2, Rim Ghammam1,2, Amani Maatouk1,
Sirine Ghribi1, Jihen Maatoug1,2, Hassen Ghannem1,2, Imed Harrabi1,2
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Farhat Hached Hospital, Epidemiology Department, ‘LR19SP03’, 4000, Sousse, Tunisia, 2University
of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, 4000, Sousse, Tunisia
Background
According to the WHO, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the health and
wellbeing of people worldwide. Healthcare workers (HCWs) represent a particularly vulnerable group
due to increasing work stress. Our study aimed to describe the prevalence of job strain among HCWs
in private clinics in Sousse and evaluate the association between job strain and mental health.
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Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs working in private clinics in Sousse, from
September 2020 to November 2020. The calculated sample size was 454 employees. In collaboration
with the Group of Occupational Medicine of Sousse (GOMS), convenience sampling was conducted
to include five private clinics and GOMS. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used
to assess anxiety and depression disorder and the KARASEK model was used to assess work-related
stress. We used SPSS 20 software for statistical analysis.
Results
There was a total of 543 participants with a female predominance (68.3%) and a sex ratio of 0.36.
The mean age was 34.15 ± 8.73 years. The prevalence of job strain was 17.5% (n = 95). It was higher
in women (19.1%) than men and in employees aged 25–35 years (18.4%). Also, employees who had
certain anxiety according to the HADS scale were more predisposed to have a job strain (25.9%)
than those with moderate or no anxiety (P = 0.002). The same for employees suffering from certain
depression were more likely to have a job strain with a percentage (24%) than those with moderate or
no depression (P = 0.007). Being a labourer was significantly associated to having a job strain (24.2%)
than the other job positions (P = 0.035).
Conclusion
HCWs are at the forefront of combating any emerging diseases, which increases the risk of job strain
and mental health problems. Studying our COVID-19 experience can help us be more prepared in
case of another health emergency or pandemic.
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