Scientific Paper Entitled: The Impact of Work Stress on the Performance of Health Personnel in the Government Health Sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the work pressures on the performance of health personnel in the government health sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to identify the level of performance of health personnel in the government health sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The descriptive and analytical approach was relied upon because it is the most appropriate to the subject of the research as it aims to describe and analyze phenomena.

The researcher selected a simple random sample of employees at King Faisal Hospital in Riyadh, where a questionnaire was distributed to 250 individuals working in the hospital’s health care field. The study reached several results, namely that increasing work pressures on health personnel in the government health sector may lead to a decrease in the quality of services.  Provided that the increase in work pressures may contribute to an increase in the rate of medical and administrative errors in the government health sector. The study recommended the necessity of providing training programs and workshops for health personnel to learn the skills of managing stress and dealing with it effectively.