Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Critical Care Medicine

Besides well known risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), the role played by job stress. Life style and personality traits have been still a controversial issue, confronted with demanding tasks of organizing the chaotic Cairo traffic. Ensuring the safety and security of civilians and establishments together with fighting and preventing terrorism, Egyptian policemen have been facing the most challenging job and potentially the most intense stress. Job stress was defined as a condition where expectations, whether genetically programmed or established by prior learning, do not match the current or anticipated perception of the internal or external environment. This discrepancy between what is observed or sensed and what is expected or programmed elicits patterned, compensatory stress responses Job stress was classified as mild, moderate and severe depending on the presence or absence of more than one job at a time, too much responsibilities, and conflicts with supervisors or fellows, job insecurity, working for long days away from the family, irregular working hours and long working hours and overtime. Severe stress implies the presence of the previous all 7 criteria, moderate stress means 6 or 5 criteria, less than 5 criteria means mild stress. Is to assess the prevalence of coronary heart disease and coronary risk factors amongst Egyptian policemen and the possible correlation that may exist. Also, to assess the prevalence of latent or silent ischemia amongst this group in relation to job stress and modifiable risk factors

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