Lina Stangvaltaite-Mouhat1, Alina Pūrienė2, Renata Chałas3, Dorjan Hysi4, Lydia Katrova5, Marija Nacaite6, Julijana Nikolovska7, Roxana Oancea8, Vilija Berlin2. 1. Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. 2. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Odontology, University of Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania. 3. Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. 4. Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania. 5. Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria. 6. Education Development Center, Vilnius, Lithuania. 7. Faculty of Dental Medicine, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia. 8. Faculty of Dentistry, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.
Abstract
AIM: To map psychological problems amongst undergraduate dental students with a focus on different time points in clinical work in seven Eastern European and Scandinavian countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1063 3rd- and 5th-year dental students (response rate 70%) participated in this pilot study and completed a pre-tested, structured questionnaire, which collected information on sociodemographic characteristics and self-reported psychological problems. Data were analysed by bivariate and multivariate methods. RESULTS: The majority of participants were female and were younger than male participants. Most participants, though more females than males, agreed that the clinical work of dentistry was psychologically difficult. Almost half of participants felt nervous before working with patients (N = 506, 48%) and experienced a lot of stress whilst working with patients (N = 488, 46%); almost one-third (N = 287, 27%) felt anxious/worried after working with patients. Being a 3rd- and 4th-year student (vs 5th-year) reduced the odds for anxiety after working with patients; being a 3rd-year student (vs 5th-year) increased the odds for stress whilst working with patients. Studying in countries other than Norway reduced the odds for stress whilst working with patients. Less than good self-perceived health, presence of psychological health complaints before starting dental education, female gender and lack of physical activity increased the odds for psychological problems. CONCLUSION: A high number of undergraduate dental students reported psychological problems in connection with clinical work. It is unlikely that "one size fits all"; therefore, further qualitative investigations on stressors in clinical learning environments should be done in order to design tailor-made supportive strategies.
AIM: To map psychological problems amongst undergraduate dental students with a focus on different time points in clinical work in seven Eastern European and Scandinavian countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1063 3rd- and 5th-year dental students (response rate 70%) participated in this pilot study and completed a pre-tested, structured questionnaire, which collected information on sociodemographic characteristics and self-reported psychological problems. Data were analysed by bivariate and multivariate methods. RESULTS: The majority of participants were female and were younger than male participants. Most participants, though more females than males, agreed that the clinical work of dentistry was psychologically difficult. Almost half of participants felt nervous before working with patients (N = 506, 48%) and experienced a lot of stress whilst working with patients (N = 488, 46%); almost one-third (N = 287, 27%) felt anxious/worried after working with patients. Being a 3rd- and 4th-year student (vs 5th-year) reduced the odds for anxiety after working with patients; being a 3rd-year student (vs 5th-year) increased the odds for stress whilst working with patients. Studying in countries other than Norway reduced the odds for stress whilst working with patients. Less than good self-perceived health, presence of psychological health complaints before starting dental education, female gender and lack of physical activity increased the odds for psychological problems. CONCLUSION: A high number of undergraduate dental students reported psychological problems in connection with clinical work. It is unlikely that "one size fits all"; therefore, further qualitative investigations on stressors in clinical learning environments should be done in order to design tailor-made supportive strategies.
Authors: César Félix Cayo-Rojas; Manuel Jesús Castro-Mena; Regina de la Caridad Agramonte-Rosell; Ana Sixtina Aliaga-Mariñas; Marysela Irene Ladera-Castañeda; Luis Adolfo Cervantes-Ganoza; Luis Claudio Cervantes-Liñán Journal: J Int Soc Prev Community Dent Date: 2021-04-15
Authors: Hannah Klaassen; Sato Ashida; Carissa L Comnick; Xian Jin Xie; Becky M Smith; Maryam Tabrizi; Karin Arsenault; Oriana R Capin; Allison C Scully; Cristiane da Mata; Annetty P Soto; Ana Paula Dias Ribeiro; David Prince; Angela Christensen; Lluís Giner-Tarrida; Marta Satorres Nieto; Soraya León; Karla Gambetta-Tessini; Mateus B F Santos; Marco Antonio Dias da Silva; Andresa C Pereira; Elaine Dias do Carmo; Fernanda Aurora Stabile Gonnelli; Fabíola G Carvalho; Kaue Collares; Juliane Bervian; Rafael Sarkis-Onofre; Francisco Jerfeson Dos Santos Gonçalves; Bruno Bueno-Silva; Ana Estela Haddad; Bruno César de Vasconcelos Gurgel; Polliana M Alves; Kamal Shigli; Sushma S Nayak; Prajna P Nayak; Vikneshan Murugaboopathy; P N Savitha; Varsha Murthy; Saee Deshpande; Leonardo Marchini Journal: J Dent Educ Date: 2021-03-27 Impact factor: 2.313