COVID-19 Factors and Psychological Factors Associated with Elevated Psychological Distress among Dentists and Dental Hygienists in Israel

Shacham, Maayan; Hamama‐Raz, Yaira; Kolerman, Roni; Mijiritsky, Ori; Ben–Ezra, Menachem; Mijiritsky, Eitan

doi:10.3390/ijerph17082900

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“…Being in a committed relationship: This was found to be protective by Shacham et al [34] This was not directly assessed in other studies. Safety of family: This had the biggest impact in reducing stress in a cross-sectional study by H. Cai et al [23] This was also not assessed in other studies.…”

Section: Occupational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…A study of dentists in Israel found an increase in psychological distress in those with background illnesses as well as an increased fear of contracting COVID-19 and higher subjective overload. [34] In medical HCWs in China, organic illness was found to be an independent risk factor for insomnia, anxiety, OCD, somatising symptoms and depression in medical HCWs. [43] There was also a signi cant association between physical symptoms and poor psychological outcomes in a large multicentre study based in India and Singapore.…”

Section: Psychosocial Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Neither study found any difference based on gender or educational level. [22,34] There were no studies comparing dental workers to other HCWs. We did not nd any studies that focussed on the primary care workforce or that assessed social care workers.…”

Section: Occupational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[23,42] Psychosocial Factors Resilience: One study assessed self-e cacy in dental staff and found that it was a protective factor. [34] Self-e cacy was also found to improve sleep quality by Xiao et al [40], whilst W.Cai et al [24] measured resilience using a validated measure and found it to be a protective factor against adverse MH outcomes.…”

Section: Occupational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[23,27,42] There was good evidence that resilience (measured by self-e cacy or resilience scales) was protective against poor mental health outcomes. [24,34,40] This is of importance when assessing how to positively contribute to reducing the psychological burden on our health and social care staff. Community support was important in a number of studies, referring to social support as well as recognition and support from the healthcare team, government and wider community.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of health and social care workers: implications for psychological interventions

Kock

Latham

Leslie

et al. 2020

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BackgroundHealth and social care workers (HSCWs) have carried a heavy burden during the COVID-19 crisis and in the challenge to control the virus have directly faced its consequences. Supporting their psychological wellbeing continues therefore to be a priority. This rapid review was carried out to identify whether there are any identifiable risk factors for adverse mental health outcomes amongst HSCWs during the COVID-19 crisis. The review also sought to identify a participant population for the trial of a digital intervention to support HSCW’s psychological wellbeing during the pandemic. MethodsWe undertook a rapid review of the literature following guidelines by the WHO and the COVID-19 Cochrane Collaboration’s recommendations. We searched across 14 databases, executing the search at two different time points. We included published observational and experimental studies that reported the psychological effects on health and care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. ResultsThe 24 studies included in this review reported data predominantly from China (18 out of 24 included studies) and most sampled urban hospital staff. Our study indicates that COVID-19 has a considerable impact on the psychological wellbeing of front line hospital staff. Results suggest that nurses may be at higher risk of adverse mental health outcomes during this pandemic, but no studies compare this group with the social care or primary care workforce. Other risk factors identified were underlying organic illness, gender (female), concern about family, fear of infection, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and close contact with COVID-19. Resilience was identified as a factor protecting against adverse mental health outcomes. ConclusionsThe evidence to date suggests that female nurses with close contact with COVID-19 patients may have the most to gain from psychological interventions. However, inconsistencies in findings and a lack of data outside of hospital settings, suggest that we should not exclude any groups when addressing psychological wellbeing in health and social care workers. Psychological interventions aimed at enhancing psychological resilience and utilising innovative methods to personalise treatments without excluding groups may be of benefit.

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Section: Occupational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Psychosocial Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Occupational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Occupational Factorsmentioning

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Section: Environmental Factorsmentioning

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A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of health and social care workers: implications for psychological interventions

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Latham

Leslie

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Health‐related quality of life among Ethiopian pregnant women during COVID‐19 pandemic

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Objective To explore the quality of life and its association with perceived social support and pandemic fear among pregnant women. Methods Cross‐sectional study was conducted among 384 pregnant mothers at southwest Ethiopia from August 1, 2020, to August 15, 2020. Participants were included by consecutive sampling. Quality of life was assessed by short version of WHO quality of life. Social support and fear of COVID‐19 were evaluated by Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and fear of COVID‐19 scale (FCoV‐19S), respectively. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 23.0. Frequency and percentage for categorical variables, and mean ± SD for continuous variables were calculated. Independent sample t test and ANOVA were employed to compare the groups of normally distributed variables. Multiple regressions were performed, and Pearson correlation (r) was used to explore the relationships. Statistical significance was declared at p < .05, and 95% CI was calculated. Results The mean age of the participants was 31.3 ± 7.7, and 40.4% of them were between the ages of 25–34. The mean scores of participants those living with <5 family members and those living with ≥5 family members were significantly different [t(382) = 3.09, p = .002]. Participants with primary education have significantly high mean score of WHOQOL‐BREF from those participants with no formal education (p = .028, MD = −1.9). Moderate negative correlation was observed between the scores of WHOQOL‐BREF and FCoV‐19S. All the components of MSPSS had positively associated with WHOQOL‐BREF score at significant level. On final model, FCoV‐19S score has uniquely accounted for 19.4% of variance in WHOQOL‐BREF. Conclusions Perceived social support has positively linked to QOL among pregnant women during COVID‐19 pandemic. Pandemic‐related fear has negative association with QOL and may be considered independent contributor of decreased quality of life in this population.

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Validity and reliability of the COVID‐19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale in Canadian dentists

Seth

Madathil

Siqueira

et al. 2023

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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BackgroundThe COVID‐19 pandemic has resulted in a high level of mental health problems for the population worldwide including healthcare workers. Several studies have assessed these using measurements for anxiety for general populations. The COVID‐19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C‐19ASS) is a self‐report measure developed to assess maladaptive forms of coping with COVID‐19 (avoidance, threat monitoring and worry) among a general adult population in the United States. We used it in a prospective cohort study of COVID‐19 incidence rates in practising Canadian dentists. We therefore need to ensure that it is valid for dentists in French and English languages. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of the C‐19ASS in that population.MethodsCross‐sectional data from the January 2021 monthly follow‐up in our prospective cohort study were used. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed.ResultsThe results of EFA revealed a 2‐factor structure solution that explained 47% of the total variance. The CFA showed a good model fit on the data in both English and French languages. The Cronbach's alpha indicated acceptable levels of reliability. Furthermore, the C‐19ASS showed excellent divergent validity from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder‐7 (GAD‐7) scale.ConclusionsThe C‐19ASS is valid and reliable instrument to measure COVID‐19‐related anxiety in English and French among Canadian dentists.Practical implicationsThis validated measure will contribute to understanding of the mental health impact of the pandemic on dentists in Canada and enable the dental regulatory authorities and organizations to intervene to help dentists.

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COVID-19 Factors and Psychological Factors Associated with Elevated Psychological Distress among Dentists and Dental Hygienists in Israel

Cited by 268 publications

References 32 publications

A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of health and social care workers: implications for psychological interventions

A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of health and social care workers: implications for psychological interventions

Health‐related quality of life among Ethiopian pregnant women during COVID‐19 pandemic

Validity and reliability of the COVID‐19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale in Canadian dentists

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