Prevalence and factors associated of mental health among personnel in Mahasarakham hospital

Authors

  • Sasithorn Yothaburee -
  • Natwarat Anekwit
  • Phamornpun Yurayat

Keywords:

Mental health, Burnout, Stress, Depression, Suicide, Personnel in hospital

Abstract

          Objectives : The purpose of this research was to study the prevalence and factors associated with mental health among personnel in Mahasarakham hospital

          Method : This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study. Specifically selected using secondary data from annual health check-up of personnel at Mahasarakham hospital in 2022. Reported by quantity, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Analyzed the relationship between factors affecting personnel mental health problems in various issues using logistic regression analysis, statistically significant level, p-value<0.05.

          Result : Mahasarakham hospital personnel had a prevalent rate of mental health problems. They included symptoms of burnout at 63.4%, depression risk at 15.9%, high to highest level of stress at 3.6%, and suicide risk at 1.1%. Work group factors were correlated and could predict burnout and depression risk among personnel. Including the factors of gender, age and position type had a statistically significant relationship and could predict the direction of burnout among Mahasarakham hospital personnel. That is, nursing service mission group and secondary and tertiary service mission group were more likely to be at risk of depression than the primary service mission group at 2.67 times (adjusted OR 95% CI; 1.27-5.65) and 2.87 times (adjusted OR 95% CI; 1.31-6.28) respectively.

          Conclusion : The study found that the prevalence of mental health problems among personnel at Mahasarakham hospital has the highest prevalence of burnout followed by depression risk, stress, and suicide risk, respectively. In addition, the factors related to the mental health problems of the personnel was the work group factor.

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Published

2022-12-27

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Yothaburee, S., Anekwit, N., & Yurayat, P. (2022). Prevalence and factors associated of mental health among personnel in Mahasarakham hospital. Mahasarakham Hospital Journal, 19(3), 149–164. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MKHJ/article/view/259468