<![CDATA[The workload and working hours in caring for the elderly by caregivers in elderly homes increase the risk of mental health problems which have an impact on reducing work productivity and the quality of services for the elderly. To determine the relationship between workload and working hours and mental health problems of caregivers in elderly homes. This cross-sectional research was conducted from March to April 2024 with a sample of 55 formal caregivers from 6 elderly homes assisted by the Banten provincial government. The questionnaires used are NASA-TLX and DASS-21. Analysis was carried out using categorical descriptive analysis methods, Chi-Square test, and Fisher's test. There were 49 respondents who met the inclusion criteria. From the descriptive analysis, it was found that the largest age group was 25 – 34 years (40.8%), the majority were women (77.6%), and 59.2% had worked >5 years. Most felt the workload was moderate – heavy (85.7%) and worked for >40 hours/week (65.3%) and had mental health problems, 20.4% experienced depression, 38.8% experienced anxiety, and 22 .4% experienced stress. From the analysis of the Chi-Square test and Fisher's test, it was found that there was no statistically significant relationship between workload and depression (p = 0.319), anxiety (p = 0.407), and stress (p = 0.325) and there was no statistically significant relationship. between working hours and depression (p = 0.285) and anxiety (p = 0.386) but there is a statistically significant relationship between working hours and stress (p = 0.033). There is no relationship between workload and mental health problems (depression, anxiety, and stress), there is no relationship between working hours and depression and anxiety but there is a relationship between working hours and stress.]]>
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