EPV1264 - Marital Relationships and Mental Health Among Healthcare Workers
EPV1264
Marital Relationships and Mental Health Among Healthcare Workers
I. Sellami 1,*, A. Abbes 1, A. Feki 2, M. L. Masmoudi 1, M. Hajjaji 1, K. Jmal Hammami 1
1occupational medicine, 2Rheumatoloy, Hedi Chaker Hospital, sfax, Tunisia
Introduction: Marital relationships play a critical role in the psychological well-being of individuals, including healthcare workers exposed to occupational stress. The quality of marital relationships can significantly influence personal mental health and overall well-being.
Objectives: Our study aimed to explore the effect of marital relationships on mental health among healthcare workers.
Methods: We conducted a descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional survey among workers. We collected sociodemographic, professional characteristics, and perceived stress using the perceived stress scale. Satisfaction of marital relationships were rated on a 0–10 scale, with 0 representing very poor and 10 representing excellent relationship.
Results: Our population comprised 57 HCWs, 52.6% of whom were female. The mean age of participants was 36.1 ±10.2 years. The mean of the tenure of job was 15 ±11.5 years. The mean of job satisfaction was 3.4 ±1.2. The average marital relationship satisfaction score was 8.2±1.9. The mean perceived stress was 19.2 ±11.5. We found 3.5% of participants presented low stress, 93% moderate stress and 3.5% presented high perceived stress. High perceived stress was significantly associated with lower satisfaction in marital relationships (r = -0.5, p = 0.005).
Conclusions: Perceived stress among healthcare workers is inversely associated with marital relationship satisfaction, underscoring the importance of addressing personal and relational well-being to support mental health in HCWs.
Disclosure of Interest: None Declared