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A cross sectional study on job anxiety among medical college teachers

Abstact Introduction: Job stress is inevitable, but it is mismanaged stress that is damaging in its consequences. Working as a doctor may entail higher levels of stress and it is shown that teaching in addition to their clinical role, may increase their levels of stress. Nevertheless, studies on job anxiety are scarce with teachers working in medical colleges. In the present study, job anxiety levels were analyzed among groups of medical teachers belonging to different departments and colleges. Methods: A pre-tested, structured questionnaire on job anxiety was administered to teachers each in government and private medical college, through an independent person. Job anxiety scores were calculated and analyzed by non-parametric MannWhitney ‘U’ test. Results: Job anxiety levels were significantly higher (P=0.002) among teachers working in private medical college compared to those in government college. It was found that job anxiety levels were more (P<0.001) in clinicians compared to basic science teachers and also in female teachers compared to male teachers (P=0.016). Conclusions: The findings of the study point towards the need for job-related interventions aimed at preventing burn-out among medical teachers, probably through more meaningful faculty development programs.