Perceived Stress and Burnout in Dentists Working in Different Workplace in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate burnout, stressful situations in dentists and the factors affecting them according to their workplace during the coronavirus diseases-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic Materials and Methods: The data of this descriptive study were colledted via the Google Forms web survey platform between November-December 2020. The survey composed of socio-demographic information,work-related variables perceived stress scale-4 (PSS-4), and Maslach burnout inventory (MBI). Results: Three hundred and twenty-five dentists participated in the study (94.2%). In the evaluation of the MBI the median value for the emotional burnout sub-dimension score was 22 (15-28), the median value for the depersonalization sub-dimension score was 9 (5-12), and the median value for the sense of personal accomplishment sub-dimension score was 21 (18-25). The median value of the participants’ PSS-4 score was 9 (8- 11). Emotional burnout and depersonalization sub-dimension scores of dentists actively involved in COVID-19 were higher and personal sense of accomplishment scores were lower than those of dentists not actively working (p<0.001). PSS-4 score was higher than those not taking active duty (p<0.001). Conclusion: It was determined that those who worked actively during the epidemic, experienced more stress, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and had a lower sense of personal accomplishment. In the ongoing epidemic, new steps should be planned to improve the mental and physical health of dentists. Key Words: Dentist, Burnout, Stress, Contact Tracing, COVID-19

Keywords

• Dentist
• Burnout
• Stress
• Contact Tracing
• COVID-19

COVID-19 Pandemisinde Farklı Çalışma Yerlerinde Çalışan Diş Hekimlerinde Algılanan Stres ve Tükenmişlik*

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 (COVID-19) pandemisinde farklı çalışma koşullarında çalışan diş hekimlerinin tükenmişlik ve algılanan stres durumları ile bunlara etki eden faktörleri değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki çalışmanın verileri Kasım-Aralık 2020 tarihleri arasında Google Forms aracılığı ile online olarak toplanmıştır. Çalışma anketinde sosyo-demografik değişkenler, çalışma yaşamına ait değişkenler, algılanan stres ölçeği (PSS-4) ve Maslach tükenmişlik ölçeğine yer verilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 325 diş hekimi cevap vermiştir (%94,2). Katılımcıların MBI değerlendirmelerinde, duygusal tükenmişlik alt boyut puanı medyan değeri 22 (15-28), duyarsızlaşma alt boyut puanı medyan değeri 9 (5-12), kişisel başarı duygusu alt boyut puan medyan değeri ise 21 (18-25) olarak saptanmıştır. PSS-4 puanı medyan değeri 9 (8-11) olarak bulunan katılımcılardan, COVID-19’da aktif görev alan diş hekimlerinin duygusal tükenmişlik ve duyarsızlaşma alt boyutu puanları aktif olarak çalışmayan diş hekimlerinin puanlarına oranla daha yüksek ve kişisel başarı duygusu puanı daha düşük (p<0,001); PSS-4 puanı ise yüksek (p<0,001) bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Salgında aktif olarak çalışanların daha fazla stres, duygusal tükenmişlik ve duyarsızlaşma yaşadıkları ve daha düşük kişisel başarı duygusu yaşadıkları saptanmıştır. Devam etmekte olan salgında diş hekimlerinin ruh sağlığını iyileştirmeye ve sağlıklarını korumaya yönelik yeni adımlar planlanmalıdır.

Keywords

• Diş Hekimi
• Tükenmişlik
• Stres
• Temaslı Takibi
• COVID-19

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