Perceived Sources of Stress in Dental Students

Heath, J R; Macfarlane, Tatiana V.; Umar, Malami

doi:10.12968/denu.1999.26.3.94

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“…This observation suggests that students may feel better about themselves when interacting with others, which supports the view that early engagement with patients is 'protective' in terms of stress and burnout. [19] The opposite, where engagement with 'self ' was reported at a higher frequency on EE and a lower frequency on PA, may indicate that students are challenged to cope in an academic environment. This finding may be consistent with the fact that a number of stressors noted in the DES were located in the 'self-efficacy beliefs' category.…”

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“…Stress among students in various disciplines in the health sciences is well documented. [1,[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] However, the literature on stressors among students and qualified dental hygienists is sparse. [7,14,[20][21][22] Sources of environmental stress among dental students have been identified and quantified by means of the Dental Environment Stress (DES) questionnaire.…”

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Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment

Gordon

Rayner

Wilson

et al. 2016

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Background. University students are exposed to a multitude of stressors that may impact on their performance. The nature of health sciences education generally involves early engagement with patients and communities, which may add to the stressors inherent to university life. There is sparse information on stressors in the oral hygiene educational environment. Objective. To determine perceived stressors and the level of burnout among oral hygiene students at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. Method. A descriptive, cross-sectional study design was used. The study sample included all students in the Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) degree during 2012 (N=89). A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data. Three parameters were measured, i.e. (i) demographic characteristics; (ii) perceived sources of stress, using a modified Dental Environment Stress (DES) questionnaire; and (iii) burnout, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Results. Respondents were mostly female (74%) and primarily in the 18 -25-year age group (92%). First-and 2nd-year students identified fear of failing and study load as major stressors. Stressors related to a lack of basic needs were identified as major stressors by 25% of 1st-year students. Third-year students identified clinical quotas, supervision and patients being late as major stressors. MBI scores indicated that students were not at risk for burnout; however, most students (66.2%) scored high on emotional exhaustion (EE). Conclusion. Oral hygiene students identified stressors in their learning environment. There was a progressive increase in EE across academic years. The results suggest that interventions should be tailored for specific academic year groups.

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Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment

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“…In relation to their concerns, the focus of students on course requirements and the related issue of insufficient experience of procedures is unsurprising in itself, given that Heath et al 9 identified 'completing clinical treatment requirements', as the most important source of stress for fourth year students. Although requirements were relevant to both the outreach and the dental hospital, the issue was not raised much in relation to the latter.…”

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Developing dental education in primary care: The student perspective

Elkind

Blinkhorn

et al. 2005

Br Dent J

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A pilot outreach course in restorative dentistry based in community clinics began in 2001. As part of the evaluation, 48 fourth year students completed a questionnaire about their opinions of the new course, and about restorative dentistry clinics in the dental hospital. Time management was the most frequently mentioned gain from outreach. In relation to the dental school, students most often saw the specialised teaching staff as a gain. Outreach was equally or more important for students' confidence in clinical diagnosis of dental caries, treatment planning, direct restorations, communicating with patients, and managing patients, time, and resources. The dental hospital was equally or more important for their confidence in the diagnosis of periodontal disease, root planing, crowns, bridges, dentures, and communicating effectively with laboratory staff. Patients in outreach were seen as different from those at the dental hospital because they were unselected, and had different treatment needs. Meeting course requirements was the most frequent concern about outreach. In relation to the dental hospital, students were most often concerned about the quality of teaching and support available. Outreach and the dental hospital provided complementary experiences and the new course met its educational objectives.

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“…In the last year of the undergraduate program, emotional exhaustion becomes more evident and ends up predisposing the students to common mental disorder. 3,[6][7][8][9][10][11] We know from the literature that the prevalence of common mental disorder in industrialized countries ranges from 7 to 30%. 4 Similar studies drawn from the Brazilian population, showed that this prevalence varied from 22 to 35%.…”

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Common mental disorders and associated factors among final-year healthcare students

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Rocha

Santos³

et al. 2014

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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Common mental disorders and assoCiated faCtors among final-year healthCare students rev assoC med Bras 2014; 60 (6) Conflict of interest: noneObjective: to assess the prevalence of common mental disorder (CMD) and to identify potential associated factors among medical, dental and nursing students. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted in a public university in Northeast Brazil with 172 undergraduate students of the last three semesters of the medicine, dentistry and nursing courses, in February 2010, using the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and a structured questionnaire developed by the authors. Logistic regression was performed for data analysis.Result: the prevalence of CMD was 33.7%. The courses presented no differences in CMD prevalence. The logistic regression analysis showed a strong association of the following variables with CMD: female (OR=4.34), lack of good expectations regarding the future (OR=5.83), course as not a source of pleasure (OR=7.52) and feeling emotionally tense (OR=11.23). Conclusion: the high prevalence suggests that immediate preventive measures should be implemented, such as the setting up of psycho-pedagogic support services for students, and teacher development programs.

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Perceived Sources of Stress in Dental Students

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Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment

Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment

Developing dental education in primary care: The student perspective

Common mental disorders and associated factors among final-year healthcare students

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