Impact Of Stress Among Nursing Workers During Hajj Season Compared To Normal Working Days At Saudi Arabia 2024

Abstract

Background: The annual pilgrimage of Hajj stress creates serious demand for the health sector in Saudi Arabia, Every year the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia announces the opening of applications to those who wish to work on Hajj. A certain number of applicants are nominated, yet many nurses continue to apply to participate during Hajj ever year. Although nurses are under great work stress pressure during Hajj, many nurses still apply for the approval to participate in Hajj. Because of the public health risks, healthcare workers must work even harder for longer hours undergoing mental stress. It is not easy to work in an environment that contains a large number of patients of different ethnicities, cultures, and languages. In this situation, nurses require correct and rapid nursing interventions to save patients’ lives, and this is considered a difficult work environment. It is not easy to work in an environment that contains a large number of patients of different ethnicities, cultures, and languages. In this situation, nurses require correct and rapid nursing interventions to save patients’ lives, and this is considered a difficult work environment. For example, Makkah and Medina hospitals receive thousands of patients in every Hajj season in certain places.

Aim of study:  To determine  the nursing workers during Hajj Season Compared to normal working days at Saudi Arabia 2024

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample size of 200 nursing  design a randomly selected sample of nursing during Hajj duties in 2024 at two points in time: during Hajj season (June 2024) and post-Hajj (August 2024). Demographic and professional information obtained.

Results: Show during Hajj the majority of participants Very Low (27.69%) followed by low (22.31%) but average  (17.69%) but high and very high  respectively   (16.15%, 16.15%)  while after Hajj Very Low (38.57%)  followed by high and very high respectively were  (11.43% , 27.14%) but low and average respectively  were (14.29%, 8.57%)  and total were (100.0%) while heave a significant relation were P-value <0.049 and X² 9.444 .

Conclusion: The stakeholder should consider would improve psychological resilience. Moreover, reinforce them to show to all nurses, nurse's experience elevated stress during the Hajj season. The Hajj season places psychological burdens on nurse's especially female staff and those with postgraduate qualifications. During mass gatherings of pilgrimage,