IMPACT OF FEAR OF COVID-19 ON WORKPLACE STRESS OF MEDICAL STAFF: CONFOUNDING EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT

Background: there are fewer rescuers than victims and number of health workforce is limited in Pakistan especially during pandemic and health workers have to work under great pressure and stressful environment. There is immense need to provide them empowerment in these difficult times.   Aim: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the impact of fear of Covid-19 (C-19) on the workplace stress of medical staff with confounding influence of psychological empowerment Material & Methods: quantitative survey approach was used. Cross-sectional primary data was collected. Mean, standard deviation, cronbach alpha, correlation and hierarchical multiple regression were used in SPSS. Findings: results revealed that psychological empowerment acts as confounding variable between fear of COVID-19 and workplace stress in medical staff.