QUESTIONNAIRE

Dear Respondent, I am doing MBA(IC) degree at USBS Talwandi Sabo. This project is being undertaken as a part of MBA curriculum, the project will help me to study the factors causing stress among employees. You are requested to fill up the questionnaire given below. The information provided will be kept confidential and be honest while filling this questionnaire. I shall be very thankful to you for your cooperation. Personal Details: Name: Age: Sex: Qualification: Salary: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Stressful aspects of your work

To what extent have the following factors contributed to any stress you have experienced in your job in the past few months? Please rate each factor by circling the relevant number on the 0 to 3 scale. If not applicable, please rate 0. Extent contributes to stress Not A Quite A at all 1 Being involved with the physical suffering of patients Encountering difficulties in relationships with junior medical staff 0 0 Little 1 1 A bit 2 2 Lot 3 3

3
4

Disruption of your home life through spending long hours at work Having inadequate facilities (e.g. equipment, space) to

do your job properly 5 Having to deal with distressed, angry or blaming Relatives 6 Keeping up to date with current clinical and research Practices 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3

7 8

Feeling under pressure to meet deadlines Being responsible for the quality of the work of other Staff

0 0

1 1

2 2

3 3

Encountering difficulties in relationships with Administrative staff.

10

Encountering difficulties in relationships with managers

11
12

Dealing with the threat of being sued for malpractice Disruption of your home life as a result of taking Paperwork at home

0 0

1 1

2 2

3 3

13

Feeling that your accumulated skills and expertise are not being put to their best use

14

Having a conflict of responsibilities (e.g. clinical vs. managerial; clinical vs. research)

15

Uncertainty over the future funding of your unit/institution

16

Having performance targets which are unrealistic or

unattainable (e.g. due to lack of resources) 17 Dealing with patients or relatives having expectations of care that cannot be met 18 19 Having to comply with increasing bureaucratic and regulatory procedures Feeling concerned about keeping your skills up to date due to your Trust not investing in new technologies 20 21 Providing patient care within multi-disciplinary teams Feeling that you are losing generalist skills as your job becomes more specialized 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3

22

Having insufficient formalised time for teaching, training and research

23 Having to submit a job plan and undergo performance

Appraisal