Survey of perceived stress-inducing problems among dental students, Saudi Arabia

Al-Saleh, Samar; Al‐Madi, Ebtissam M.; Al-Angari, Nadia S.; Shukri, Mohammed Mohammed

doi:10.1016/j.sdentj.2010.02.007

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“…The following three parameters were measured: (i) demographic characteristics; (ii) perceived sources of stress, using a modified DES questionnaire; and (iii) burnout, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The DES [4] and MBI [24] questionnaires are validated instruments. Demographic characteristics included home language as a proxy of ethnicity, in view of the 11 official languages in SA.…”

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“…[1,[3][4][5]9,10,12,13,16,17] The study load, financial responsibilities, patients being late or missing appointments, and fear of being unable to catch up with clinical requirements were also noted among US dental hygiene students. [20] At least two stressors in the top five of each component of the DES questionnaire posing a 'huge problem' in this study were also reported by Saudi Arabian dental students.…”

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“…[20] At least two stressors in the top five of each component of the DES questionnaire posing a 'huge problem' in this study were also reported by Saudi Arabian dental students. [4] These stressors were: lack of time for relaxation, being treated as immature, study load, feeling overloaded due to the large number of modules in the programme, lack of time to practise a preclinical procedure, number of supervisors in relation to students, inconsistency between supervisors, fear of being criticised, and patients being late or missing appointments (Table 1). Fijian dental students also reported the following stressors: feeling overloaded, fear of failure, criticism from clinical supervisors in the presence of patients, amount of assigned work, financial resources, and fear of unemployment after graduation.…”

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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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“…[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. [4,5] Stressors identified include the learning environment, fear of failure, heavy workload, difficulty in dealing with patients, performing non-reversible procedures in a confined space, difficulty in dealing with transitions in curricula and difficult relationships with academic staff. Gorter et al [11] suggested that stress among dental students has been reported at length and that it would currently be more useful to focus on interventions to address this concern.…”

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Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment

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Wilson

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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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Extracurricular Factors Influence Perceived Stress in a Large Cohort of Colombian Dental Students

Divaris

Polychronopoulou

Villa-Torres

et al. 2014

Journal of Dental Education

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The aim of this study was to investigate the association of extracurricular factors including socioeconomic status and career choice with perceived stress in dental school in a large cohort of Colombian dental students. Participants in the study were 5,700 students enrolled in seventeen Colombian dental schools. The study employed a Spanish adaptation of the Dental Environment Stressors (DES30-Sp) questionnaire and recorded an array of demographic, socioeconomic, career choice, and dental studies-related information. Data analyses relied on descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate methods based on multi-level mixed-effects linear regression and post hoc estimation of predictive margins. "Fear of failing a course or year" emerged as the highest ranked item. Male students consistently reported less perceived stress than females, and stress scores were higher among seniors. Independent of gender, age, and study year, having dentistry as one's irst career choice, relying on inancial support, and belonging to higher socioeconomic strata were associated with lower stress levels. Academic environment interventions aimed to improve students' educational well-being will need to account for the individual heterogeneity among them. These data from a robust cohort of predoctoral dental students underscore the importance of considering students' educational experiences in a broader social and economic context.

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Systematic review of noncognitive factors influence on health professions students’ academic performance

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Spivey

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Survey of perceived stress-inducing problems among dental students, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: Female students had higher mean overall problem scores compared to male students, and second-year students showed lower perceived problems compared to other students.

Cited by 79 publications

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Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment

Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment

Extracurricular Factors Influence Perceived Stress in a Large Cohort of Colombian Dental Students

Systematic review of noncognitive factors influence on health professions students’ academic performance

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