The association of work pressure with depression and sexual desire a cross-sectional study among health care professional

Abstract

We aim to explore the relationship between work pressure and depression, and sexual desire in a healthcare professional. A cross-sectional study was conducted with healthcare professionals between the age of 18-45 years in a multispecialty healthcare institute using the Hamilton Depression Rating scale (HAMD), and Telford and Wrekin sexual health questionnaire. In total, 150 people participated in our study, with a mean age of 28.83 ± 5.56 years. Among them22.0% of respondents had low work pressure, 42.7% had moderate work pressure, and 35.3% had heavy work pressure. In terms of sexual desire, 20.7% (31) of the participants desired to have sexual relations every day, 22% (33) twice a week, 22% (33) once a week, 15.3% (23) once a month, and 20% (30) of the participants did not have sexual desire. As per the HAM-D scale assessment, 40.7% of the participants were normal, while 12.7 % had mild depression. People who were moderately, severely, or highly depressed made-up 16%, 10.7%, and 20% of the participants, respectively. A chi-square test was used to examine the relationship between the two variables. There was no statistically significant difference in the presence of depression among work pressure (p>0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in sexual desire among work pressure (p<0.001). The study concluded that there was no difference in the presence of depression among various levels of work pressure, and there was a difference in sexual desire.