Professional burnout and work stress among Israeli dental assistants

Uziel, Nir; Meyerson, Joseph; Birenzweig, Yonatan; Eli, Ilana

doi:10.1080/13548506.2018.1475679

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“…Professional burnout in the medical professions is a well‐known problem and the subject of numerous studies. Studies demonstrate high levels of burnout among physicians, nurses, dentists, hygienists and dental assistants. The main risks quoted for burnout among dentists include work and time pressure, financial worries, difficult patients and problems with dental staff.…”

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Burnout and professional quality of life among Israeli dentists: the role of sensory processing sensitivity

Meyerson

Gelkopf

Eli

et al. 2020

International Dental Journal

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Aim Dentistry is a stressful and exhausting profession with high levels of burnout. Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a basic personality trait characterised by a gradient of sensitivity to both internal and external stimuli, including social and emotional cues. In this study, the influence of SPS on burnout and professional quality of life among Israeli dentists was analysed. Methods Two‐hundred and forty‐three Israeli dentists responded to questionnaires that collected information on their SPS and professional quality of life (burnout, satisfaction at work and level of secondary traumatic stress), as well demographic variables, professional specialisation and workload. Results Linear regression analyses showed that burnout can be predicted by the three aspects of SPS (ease of excitation, low sensory threshold and aesthetic sensitivity; 32% of the variance). Additionally, the same three aspects of SPS also predicted dentists’ satisfaction at work (24% of the variance). Ease of excitation and low sensory threshold, but not aesthetic sensitivity, predicted dentists’ reaction to their patients’ stress and trauma (23% of the variance). Conclusions Sensory processing sensitivity can serve as a tool to identify dentists who are prone to develop burnout and whose professional quality of life can be adversely affected by their profession.

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Burnout and professional quality of life among Israeli dentists: the role of sensory processing sensitivity

Meyerson

Gelkopf

Eli

et al. 2020

International Dental Journal

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“… 33 A study among DAs in Israel from 2019 found high levels of burnout among DAs and revealed that the most stressful work-related factors were, among others, the salary and work hazards. 34 Supposedly, both conditions have worsened for DAs in Germany during the pandemic and might contribute to the observation of high depression and anxiety levels in this study. Eventually, a study among Taiwanese dental staff found DAs to present the highest values for emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation compared with other dental staff.…”

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Attitudes, stressors and work outcomes related to the COVID-19 pandemic among dental assistants in Germany: a cross-sectional study

2021

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ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic has posed great challenges to medical professionals worldwide. Dental assistants (DAs) are at exceptionally high risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 due to frequent and close patient contact and involvement in various high-risk dental procedures. This study aimed to investigate attitudes, stressors and work outcomes among DAs from all over Germany at the peak of cases in spring 2020.DesignCross-sectional study. Descriptive analysis and logistic regression.SettingDental, maxillofacial surgery and orthodontic practices across Germany, April 2020.ParticipantsParticipants aged 18 years and above and currently working as DAs in Germany.Primary and secondary outcome measuresA self-devised online questionnaire was employed comprising questions on SARS-CoV-2-related attitudes, stressors and work outcomes. Validated scales assessed symptoms of depression and anxiety.ResultsAmong 1481 participating DAs (median age 35 years, 98.4% female, 91.8% working in dental practices), major stressors were uncertainty about the pandemic’s temporal scope (97.9% agreement, n=1450), uncertainty about one’s financial situation (87.8%, n=1301), uncertainty about how to act correctly (87.6%, n=1298) and thoughts about a possible infection during work (83.8%, n=1241). Forty-two per cent of DAs (n=622) felt sufficiently prepared for dealing with patients with SARS-CoV-2. Only 17.5% (n=259) agreed that material for personal protection was sufficiently available. Multivariable logistic regression analyses suggested that working in a dental practice, compared with orthodontic and maxillofacial surgery practices, was significantly associated with uncertainty about one’s financial situation (OR 2.13 (95% CI 1.33 to 3.44)) and with the reported availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) (0.55 (0.36 to 0.84)).ConclusionsTraining about correct behaviour of DAs during future infectious disease outbreaks is needed, especially for DAs working in dental practices. In the future, it will also be necessary to strengthen supply chains to ensure that PPE is sufficiently available in a timely manner.

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“…The Crohn Bach alpha for each factor respectively came out to be 0.77 ,0.8 and 084 which was considered good compared to previous studies using the same scale. [14][15][16] as followed from previous literature burnout was identified at higher levels based on the following scoring system: Emotional exhaustion>14, cynicism> 6 and professional efficacy >23. The Jefferson Empathy Score, students version is a 20 item questionnaire rated on a 7-point Likert scale.…”

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“…It composes of both negative and positive correlations. 15 Statistical analysis: was carried out on SPSS version 22.Descriptive statistics were applied on all demographic data, the MBI-SE items were evaluated using backward linear regression analysis, bivariate analysis to compare various descriptive with individual descriptive components, Chi square test was applied to see the impacts of gender, year of study and discipline of study on burnout. JSPE scores were reported as mean± standard deviation of each item, the evaluation of empathy with advancing years of study and different disciplines were evaluated using Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and independent t-test was employed to find out the difference in empathy between genders.…”

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Perception of Health Sciences Students about Impact of Hidden Curriculum on Burnout and Empathy

Atta¹,

Ijaz²

2021

JAFMDC

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Objective: The main objectives of this study were to investigate how the implicit curricular aspects such as the hidden curriculum affect student empathy and burnout and we sought to describe the link between them.Methodology: This mixed methods study included validated measures of both empathy and burnout which were distributed in three institutes of three different cities in Pakistan followed by focus group interviews. The study cohort included students of health sciences. 2000 questionnaires were distributed of which complete data of 1100 (55%) were retrieved. The second part of the study included formation of two focus groups of 15 students each per campus for in-depth discussion of aspects relating to the hidden curriculum, burnout and empathy. Descriptive statistics, correlations and frequencies were analyzed by SPSS 22 and focus group discussions underwent thematic analysis after transcription.Results: Medical students followed by and physical therapy students experienced the greatest amount of burnout syndrome (p-value0.02 and p-value0.04, respectively) as compared to the other disciplines Final year students of each discipline reported higher rates of burnout as compared to all other years (p-value0.01).Medical students had lesser empathy as compared to other disciplines of health sciences. This finding showed statistical significance (F=4.66.p-value0.03). Furthermore, results shows females (5.56±0.72) had statistically significant higher empathy scores than male students (4.46±0.65) (p-value 0.04). The focus groups established that the hidden curriculum was a key player in student wellbeing and not just limited to subconscious attributes of the teacher but it also includes administrative issues, patient behavior, peer interaction, sociodemographic and national policy issues.Conclusion: Medical students experienced the greatest amount of burnout and subsequently reported lesser empathy reflecting the negative relation between them. Burnout and hidden curriculum are important factors in determining empathy in health care students. More positive role modeling, better understanding of the surrounding and a good distribution of work load will help the students handle burnout and act as positive factors of the hidden curriculum, hence increasing empathy.

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Professional burnout and work stress among Israeli dental assistants

Cited by 19 publications

References 25 publications

Burnout and professional quality of life among Israeli dentists: the role of sensory processing sensitivity

Burnout and professional quality of life among Israeli dentists: the role of sensory processing sensitivity

Attitudes, stressors and work outcomes related to the COVID-19 pandemic among dental assistants in Germany: a cross-sectional study

Perception of Health Sciences Students about Impact of Hidden Curriculum on Burnout and Empathy

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