Hadid, Nawfal Khazaal and Mahmoud, Shahad Talib (2025) SUBSTANCE USE AND OCCUPATIONAL WELL-BEING AMONG ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS IN IRAQ: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY. Manuscripts on the Evolution of Medicine and Natural Sciences, 2 (7). ISSN 3064-8785

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Abstract

Healthcare professionals' use of substances is a key occupational and patient safety issue. Stress in the working environment and high concentrations of potent medicines for clinical use, can also be a source of exposure for anesthesia professionals, making the prevention, confidential support and safe use of medicines even more important. The purpose of this study is to report the prevalence of substance use, perceived stress, coping mechanisms and burnout among the anesthesia professionals (APs) who completed an electronic questionnaire in Iraq. Cross sectional questionnaire sent out electronically from 1st January 2025 to 1st May 2025. 100 responses were gathered, with 75 responses that were eligible and not incomplete. The obtained results are presented descriptively (in terms of numbers and percentages). There were 75 respondents of whom 60 (80.0%) reported no substance use and 10 (13.3%) reported alcohol use and 5 (6.7%) reported opioid substance use. The age group of 22-24 years was the largest (40.0%) and 80.0% of the respondents were male. There were the most students (26.7%) with a stress rating of 3/5. The most common coping strategy noted was prayer (53.3%). Forty percent (40%) reported having experienced burnout, 33.3% reported no burnout, and 26.7% were uncertain. In general, most respondents said they didn't use any drugs or alcohol, and a few said they used alcohol or opioids. Stress and burn-out were also mentioned by the participants. Note that the results of the questionnaire are descriptive and should not be viewed as a prevalence estimate for the national population and that the sample was purposively selected online.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	substance use, anesthesia professionals, occupational stress, burnout, patient safety, Iraq
Subjects:	H Social Sciences
Depositing User:	admin eprints
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2026 11:43
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2026 11:43
URI:	http://eprints.umsida.ac.id/id/eprint/17382

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