Impact of Medical Staffs Work Pressures on the Quality of Life During the Hajj Season Makkah, Saudi Arabia 2022

Abstract

Background

      In previous publications, we have reported that medical staffs work during the hajj undergo high levels of pressures and stress on the quality of life. The pressures  seems to be counteracted by  Increase time for rest and relaxation, no anxiety, optimal self-efficacy, good sleeping quality,  these previous results suggest an optimal adaptation of these medical staffs work to the demanding situations that occur during the hajj season . Compassion fatigue leads to behavioral, emotional, and physical changes, which affect the medical staffs work, as well as the medical staffs work and Pilgrims. The consequences of compassion fatigue are not limited to the personal well-being of medical staffs work but are also associated with Pilgrims outcomes, increased thoughts and higher job turnover rates.  Job pressures have become a major problem in recent period medical staffs work particularly in nursing profession. Work pressures is the second prevailing problem related to quality of life during the hajj.  during the hajj is extremely hectic and stressful, that result from frequent emergencies and absorption of severely wounded patients subject to abrupt alterations in their health condition. pressures in the hajj season seems to be at its peak because medical staffs work have consecutive 15 shifts and handling a high numbers of multicultural and multilingual Pilgrims.

Aim of the study: To assessment impact of medical staffs work pressures on the quality of life during the hajj season 2022.

Methods: Across sectional descriptive study conducted among medical staffs work about quality of life during the hajj season, working in the at hospitals and primary health centers, Makkah, during July and August  2022 ,  Our total Sample size of  medical staffs work  participants were (200) .

Results: shows that the highest proportion of participants age 26-30 years (37.0%) nationality the majority of participant  Non-Saudi were (65.0%) the years of professional experience  the majority of participant more than 12 year were (47.0%), regarding the job designations the majority of participant  residents were (43.0%) but specialist were (38.0%), while consultants were (19.0%).

Conclusion: Although definitions of mass gatherings  vary greatly, they consist of large numbers of people attending an event at a specific site for a finite time associated with the Hajj (an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia) is clearly the best reported. Hajj routinely attracts 2·5 million Muslims for worship. WHO’s global health initiatives have converged with Saudi Arabia’s efforts to ensure the wellbeing of pilgrims, medical staffs work.