2019 Volume 19 Issue 4 Pages 190-193
In previous studies, work-related stress on in-house, outsourced, registered or non-registered dietitians at a hospital has been investigated. There have, however, been no reports on the work-related stress of registered dietitians in different employment positions.
In this study, we investigated work-related stress of chief dietitians, vice-chief dietitians, senior dietitians and junior dietitians who have been employed less than four years. Irrespective of employment positions, more than 50% of the subjects expressed stress caused by workload and work quality.
Among them, junior dietitians with less than 4 years of service complained of mental and physical stress. Vice-chief dietitians had their work under control with the least stress level. Chief dietitians felt less supported by their supervisors and this seemed to lead them to feel overloaded with work. Moreover, they had higher health risk than the nation's standard level.
It becomes apparent that systematic measures are necessary in accordance with stress causing factors which are diverse in different employment positions.
