Work-Related Stress: Implications for Physical and Psychological Health among Female Pharmacists Working in Saudi Arabia | [Archives of Pharmacy Practice • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Hussain Abdulrahman Al-Omar: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

2. Fowad Khurshid: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

3. Sarah Khader Sayed: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

4. Wedad Hamoud Alotaibi: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

5. Rehab Mansour Almutairi: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

6. Azher Mustafa Arafah: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Pharmacy, Almaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

7. Noha Awed Alharbi: Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

8. Nada Abdullah Alsaleh: Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 84428, Saudi Arabia.

9. Wael Mansy: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract:

Work-related stress has been a major topic for researchers and practitioners working in organizational behavior, psychology, health, and medicine for the past two decades. It has detrimental effects on employees' well-being and its impacts extend far beyond to affect the organization's productivity and operational efficiency. This study aims to investigate work-related stress as it is perceived by female pharmacists working in private pharmaceutical settings in Saudi Arabia. This was a cross-sectional study conducted on a convenience sample of female pharmacists working in the private pharmacy sector using A Shortened Stress Evaluation Tool (ASSET) as a pre-validated instrument intended to evaluate employee perceptions of the sources of pressure and the outcomes of work-related stress. A total of 232 female pharmacists participated in the study with a mean age of 26.1 ± 2.4 years, the majority of the respondents being Saudi (90.1%). The mean ASSET score was 105.6 ± 37.4 for stressor perceptions at work (moderate level). In the organizational commitment questionnaire, the calculated mean score was 36.5 ± 10.5 (moderate level). In the health questionnaire, the mean score was 37.3 ± 11.8, which is perceived as poorer health. Female pharmacists working in the private pharmaceutical sector in Saudi Arabia experience a moderate level of stress as part of their current jobs. The result from the mean ASSET score can empower organizations - leaders, and policymakers - to make the changes necessary to improve their work environment, to accommodate their pharmacists' needs, and thus retain these valuable employees.

Page(s): 104-113

DOI: 10.51847/UjhShie6aw

Published: Journal: Archives of Pharmacy Practice, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Year: 2023

Keywords:

Job Stress , Women , Saudi Arabia , Pharmacists , Private sector

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