Stress in Healthcare Industry – A Review Study

Abstract

Work-related stress is defined as a harmful reaction that people have to undue pressures and demands placed on them at work.Occupational stress scatteredworldwide and it is a common disturbance among various professions, is regarded as a major occupational health problem for healthcare employees from physicians to wardboy. Stress iscomplex in nature resulting from the interaction between individuals and the environment. Occupational stress has been reported to affect productivity among the organizations, especially it is high among healthcare employees. Hence, the present study analyses the nature of the stress and its impact of stress in healthcare industry. The study also tries to seek coping strategies of stress in healthcare industry.