Abstract: There is connection between how people feel, what they eat and how they adapt at different times in day to day life. The aim of this study is to identify Perceived stress, coping styles to reduce stress and in particular the effect of stress on eating behavior of health employees. Perceived stress scale with ten items was used for determining perceived stress in addition to self administered pilot tested questionnaires for coping styles and eating behavior that were adapted with modification after literature review. This study involved the medical and non medical staff(n=177) at King Fahad Medical City, KSAUHS, in the year 2013-2014.In our study, majority of the respondents perceived moderate stress, and among them females displayed perceived stress score more than males (p value=0.000) ,had a higher eat score (p value-=0.001)and under stress, respondents indicated that they not only consumed unhealthy foods(pvalue=0.027) but also felt that they could overcome stress by eating(p value=0.06). As for the coping styles, physicians adapted better than the non physicians(p value=0.05).The role of organization is considerably important to provide its employees sufficient time and venue for proper food and recreation to prevent stress.
Keywords: coping strategies; eating disorders; stress; stress coping; health promotion.
Title: Perceived Stress, Coping Styles and Impact on Eating Behavior of Health Employees
Author: Ayesha Nuzhat, Raneem Osama Salem, Nada Ashour, Lora Talal, Mohammed Dahi, Nasser Al Hamdan
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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