Prevalence and risk factors for fatigue among health care providers in Qena University Hospitals: A hospital based study

Background: Fatigue is a state of extreme tiredness, weariness, or sleepiness brought on by a lack of sleep, continuous mental or physical effort, or protracted stress or anxiety. Tasks that are tedious or repetitive can make you feel more worn out. Objectives: To assess the prevalence and the possible risk factors for fatigue in health care worker. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted randomly in Qena University Hospitals on 300 participants. A structured questionnaire among health care workers (HCW) was used as a tool for data collection. Results: 53% of HCW (79.2% of doctors and 70.3%of nurses) had fatigue. 62.2% of female suffered from fatigue .The significant risk factors for fatigue were sex, marital status, occupation, caffeine intake and smoking. doctors are more prone than other HCW to exhaustion. Conclusion: Prevalence of fatigue among HCW in Qena university hospitals was high. the most significant risk factors were occupation(doctor), married and caffeine intake.