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Stress, Job Satisfaction And Work Hours In Medical And Surgical Residency Programmes In Private Sector Teaching Hospitals Of Karachi, Pakistan, Sameer-Ur-Rehman, Rohail Kumar, Nabeel Siddiqui, Zain Shahid, Sadia Syed, Masood Kadir
Stress, Job Satisfaction And Work Hours In Medical And Surgical Residency Programmes In Private Sector Teaching Hospitals Of Karachi, Pakistan, Sameer-Ur-Rehman, Rohail Kumar, Nabeel Siddiqui, Zain Shahid, Sadia Syed, Masood Kadir
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Objective: To assess stress levels, job satisfaction and working hours of the residents in Medicine and Surgery and to explore a correlation among the three factors.Methods: The questionnaire-based. Cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011 at two tertiary level teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan (Ziauddin University Hospital and Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan). The study population comprised 176 residents, General Health Questionnaire-12 was used to assess the mental health of the residents and a standardised Job Satisfaction Survey tool was used to assess their work satisfaction.Results: A total of 176 residents participated in the study; 115 (65%) from Medicine, and …