Work-Related Challenges among Primary Health Centers Workers during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
This study aimed to identify certain occupational risk factors for stress among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a multistage random sampling approach, an online questionnaire was applied to collect data on role conflict and ambiguity, self-esteem and social support from...
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doaj-d113338b223a4357bb76d7206f6e01e52021-02-17T00:04:46ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-02-01181898189810.3390/ijerph18041898Work-Related Challenges among Primary Health Centers Workers during COVID-19 in Saudi ArabiaKhalid Al-Mansour0Abdullatif Alfuzan1Danya Alsarheed2Munwer Alenezi3Fouad AboGazalah4Department of Social Studies, College of Arts, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Social Studies, College of Arts, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaGeneral Administration for Primary Health Centers, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 12628, Saudi ArabiaGeneral Administration for Primary Health Centers, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 12628, Saudi ArabiaGeneral Administration for Primary Health Centers, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 12628, Saudi ArabiaThis study aimed to identify certain occupational risk factors for stress among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a multistage random sampling approach, an online questionnaire was applied to collect data on role conflict and ambiguity, self-esteem and social support from 1378 HCWs working in primary health centers (regular and fever clinics; clinics specialized in managing patients with COVID-19 symptoms) across Saudi Arabia. The results showed that stress correlated positively with role conflict and ambiguity and negatively with social support. HCWs in fever clinics exhibited significantly more stress and role conflict and ambiguity than those who were working in regular primary healthcare centers. In conclusion, role conflict and ambiguity and social support were determinants for stress among HCWs, especially those working in fever clinics.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/1898stressrole conflictrole ambiguitysocial supportself-esteemprimary healthcare centers |
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Work-Related Challenges among Primary Health Centers Workers during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia |
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Work-Related Challenges among Primary Health Centers Workers during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia |
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Work-Related Challenges among Primary Health Centers Workers during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia |
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work-related challenges among primary health centers workers during covid-19 in saudi arabia |
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This study aimed to identify certain occupational risk factors for stress among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a multistage random sampling approach, an online questionnaire was applied to collect data on role conflict and ambiguity, self-esteem and social support from 1378 HCWs working in primary health centers (regular and fever clinics; clinics specialized in managing patients with COVID-19 symptoms) across Saudi Arabia. The results showed that stress correlated positively with role conflict and ambiguity and negatively with social support. HCWs in fever clinics exhibited significantly more stress and role conflict and ambiguity than those who were working in regular primary healthcare centers. In conclusion, role conflict and ambiguity and social support were determinants for stress among HCWs, especially those working in fever clinics. |
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stress role conflict role ambiguity social support self-esteem primary healthcare centers |
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