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Tobacco and alcohol use in Tunisian young doctors: a way to evade occupational stressors

INTRODUCTION: The medical field is very stressful. To reduce stress, healthcare workers may resort to different habits, including smoking and drinking. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess the smoking and drinking habits of interns and fellows in Tunisian hospitals. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was co...

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Autores principales: Ghrab, M. A., Sellami, I., Abbes, A., Hajjaji, M., Jmal Hammami, K., Masmoudi, M. L.
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Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10661482/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1393
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author Ghrab, M. A.
Sellami, I.
Abbes, A.
Hajjaji, M.
Jmal Hammami, K.
Masmoudi, M. L.
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Abbes, A.
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description INTRODUCTION: The medical field is very stressful. To reduce stress, healthcare workers may resort to different habits, including smoking and drinking. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess the smoking and drinking habits of interns and fellows in Tunisian hospitals. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2022 through online platforms. A pre-established questionnaire was sent to Tunisian medical interns and fellows, working in public hospitals, and collected sociodemographic and occupational data. The Fagerstörm test was used to evaluate nicotine dependence. RESULTS: Our population consisted of 182 Tunisian interns and fellows. Their mean age was 26.38±2.03 years. Females represented 71.4% of the total population. One hundred of them (54.95%) were fellows, out of which 18% specialized in surgery. Sixty-one per cent of these young doctors were single. Twenty-two individuals were smokers with male predominance (59.1%). Smoking was associated with age (p<0.001) and female sex (p=0.001). Fagerstörm test score’s mean was 4.09±2.52. High to very high nicotine dependency was found in 31.8% of cases. Thirty-five interns and fellows consumed alcohol and 51.4% of them were females. Alcohol use was associated with sex (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Despite knowing their hazard, young doctors still resort to drinking and smoking as a coping mechanism. The promotion of healthier coping mechanisms is essential. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST: None Declared
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spelling pubmed-106614822023-07-19 Tobacco and alcohol use in Tunisian young doctors: a way to evade occupational stressors Ghrab, M. A. Sellami, I. Abbes, A. Hajjaji, M. Jmal Hammami, K. Masmoudi, M. L. Eur Psychiatry Abstract INTRODUCTION: The medical field is very stressful. To reduce stress, healthcare workers may resort to different habits, including smoking and drinking. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess the smoking and drinking habits of interns and fellows in Tunisian hospitals. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2022 through online platforms. A pre-established questionnaire was sent to Tunisian medical interns and fellows, working in public hospitals, and collected sociodemographic and occupational data. The Fagerstörm test was used to evaluate nicotine dependence. RESULTS: Our population consisted of 182 Tunisian interns and fellows. Their mean age was 26.38±2.03 years. Females represented 71.4% of the total population. One hundred of them (54.95%) were fellows, out of which 18% specialized in surgery. Sixty-one per cent of these young doctors were single. Twenty-two individuals were smokers with male predominance (59.1%). Smoking was associated with age (p<0.001) and female sex (p=0.001). Fagerstörm test score’s mean was 4.09±2.52. High to very high nicotine dependency was found in 31.8% of cases. Thirty-five interns and fellows consumed alcohol and 51.4% of them were females. Alcohol use was associated with sex (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Despite knowing their hazard, young doctors still resort to drinking and smoking as a coping mechanism. The promotion of healthier coping mechanisms is essential. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST: None Declared Cambridge University Press 2023-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10661482/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1393 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ghrab, M. A.
Sellami, I.
Abbes, A.
Hajjaji, M.
Jmal Hammami, K.
Masmoudi, M. L.
Tobacco and alcohol use in Tunisian young doctors: a way to evade occupational stressors
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title_full Tobacco and alcohol use in Tunisian young doctors: a way to evade occupational stressors
title_fullStr Tobacco and alcohol use in Tunisian young doctors: a way to evade occupational stressors
title_full_unstemmed Tobacco and alcohol use in Tunisian young doctors: a way to evade occupational stressors
title_short Tobacco and alcohol use in Tunisian young doctors: a way to evade occupational stressors
title_sort tobacco and alcohol use in tunisian young doctors: a way to evade occupational stressors
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10661482/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1393
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