IIT-D to calculate stress level at AIIMS
IIT-Delhi will work with the AIIMS Trauma Centre to examine the stress level in doctors and nurses managing emergency cases, as per various news reports in the media.
The study is being done for best treatment outcome of patients admitted in the hospital, said Dr Deepak Agarwal, assistant professor of neurosurgery at the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre.
Approved in February, such a study is being conducted for the first time, said Dr Agarwal. He explained that if a stressed out doctor or nurse is attending patients at the emergency unit, it would hamper the treatment. The probability of a medical personnel being stressed out is related to his or her level of experience and training.
The project is funded by Department of Science and Technology. Dr M C Mishra, chief of AIIMS Trauma Centre, and Dr K K Biswas too are associated with it.
"We are in the process of testing the sensors to measure the stress level in doctors and nurses. These are electronic sensors attached to the medical personnel's body who is attending on an emergency patient," Dr Agarwal said.
The role of IIT-Delhi comes in, after AIIMS Trauma centre submits the coordinated analysis of the study. IIT-Delhi will evaluate the mathematical level of stress and that will show the way to chalk out ways to improve things. The results are expected in about a year's time. "It will help in improving consistency of care in emergency," added Dr Agarwal.
