The Anxiety and Psychological Resilience of Dentists During COVID-19: A Cross-sectional Study

Süleyman Emre Meşeli; Nourtzan Kechagıa; Sanaz Sadry

Makale detayları

The Anxiety and Psychological Resilience of Dentists During COVID-19: A Cross-sectional Study

Yazarlar:

Süleyman Emre Meşeli | Nourtzan Kechagıa | Sanaz Sadry

Yayıncı:

Marmara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dentistry | Dentistry (Other)

Dergi:

European Journal of Research in Dentistry Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.65-71

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001297845

pISSN:

2630-6247

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Özet:

 Objectives: Healthcare workers are at risk of psychological disorders as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the COVID-19-related anxiety level and psychological resilience of dentists who had provided healthcare interventions in Turkey during the pandemic. Methods: A total of 391 volunteers were enrolled to be literate in Turkish and to have worked at least 1 year before and during the pandemic. Data collection form was bodied in 3 parts. While the demographic questions such as age, gender, etc., was at first part, the other parts consisted of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale CAS and the Brief Resilience Scale BRS, respectively. Statistical significance was set at p0.05. Results: The 57.5 of the participants were female. The CAS mean of the dentists working in public hospitals was higher than working in their own officesp0.05. The mean BRS of the participants with duration in profession between 10 and 15 years was the lowets among all subgroups p0.05. Comparison of mean CAS and BRS values of participants regarding with their speciality showed that surgeons, pedodontists and orthodontists had low CAS mean values p0.05, whereas BRS levels of these specialities significantly higher p0.05. There was a negative association between CAS levels and BRS levels r-.145, p0.01. Conclusions: The results obtained within the limitations of the study can be interpreted as psychological resilience may be an important factor to prevent the development of anxiety in dentists who worked as forefronted in challenging conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Objectives: Healthcare workers are at risk of psychological disorders as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the COVID-19-related anxiety level and psychological resilience of dentists who had provided healthcare interventions in Turkey during the pandemic. Methods: A total of 391 volunteers were enrolled to be literate in Turkish and to have worked at least 1 year before and during the pandemic. Data collection form was bodied in 3 parts. While the demographic questions such as age, gender, etc., was at first part, the other parts consisted of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale CAS and the Brief Resilience Scale BRS, respectively. Statistical significance was set at p0.05. Results: The 57.5 of the participants were female. The CAS mean of the dentists working in public hospitals was higher than working in their own officesp0.05. The mean BRS of the participants with duration in profession between 10 and 15 years was the lowets among all subgroups p0.05. Comparison of mean CAS and BRS values of participants regarding with their speciality showed that surgeons, pedodontists and orthodontists had low CAS mean values p0.05, whereas BRS levels of these specialities significantly higher p0.05. There was a negative association between CAS levels and BRS levels r-.145, p0.01. Conclusions: The results obtained within the limitations of the study can be interpreted as psychological resilience may be an important factor to prevent the development of anxiety in dentists who worked as forefronted in challenging conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Objectives: Healthcare workers are at risk of psychological disorders as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the COVID-19-related anxiety level and psychological resilience of dentists who had provided healthcare interventions in Turkey during the pandemic. Methods: A total of 391 volunteers were enrolled to be literate in Turkish and to have worked at least 1 year before and during the pandemic. Data collection form was bodied in 3 parts. While the demographic questions such as age, gender, etc., was at first part, the other parts consisted of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale CAS and the Brief Resilience Scale BRS, respectively. Statistical significance was set at p0.05. Results: The 57.5 of the participants were female. The CAS mean of the dentists working in public hospitals was higher than working in their own officesp0.05. The mean BRS of the participants with duration in profession between 10 and 15 years was the lowets among all subgroups p0.05. Comparison of mean CAS and BRS values of participants regarding with their speciality showed that surgeons, pedodontists and orthodontists had low CAS mean values p0.05, whereas BRS levels of these specialities significantly higher p0.05. There was a negative association between CAS levels and BRS levels r-.145, p0.01. Conclusions: The results obtained within the limitations of the study can be interpreted as psychological resilience may be an important factor to prevent the development of anxiety in dentists who worked as forefronted in challenging conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Amaç: Sağlık çalışanları, COVID-19 pandemisiyle ilişkili psikolojik bozukluklar açısından risk altındadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, pandemi döneminde Türkiyede sağlık hizmeti veren diş hekimlerinin COVID-19 ile ilgili kaygı düzeylerini ve psikolojik sağlamlıklarını belirlemektir. Gereç-Yöntem: Pandemi öncesinde en az 1 yıl çalışmış, pandemi sırasında çalışmaya devam eden ve Türkçe okuryazar olan toplam 391 gönüllü çalışmaya katıldı. Çalışamda kullanılan veri toplama formu 3 bölümden oluşmaktadır. İlk bölümde yaş, cinsiyet vb. demografik sorular yer alırken, diğer bölümlerde sırasıyla Koronavirüs Anksiyete Ölçeği KAS ve Kısa Dayanıklılık Ölçeği KDÖ yer aldı. İstatistiksel anlamlılık p0.05 olarak ayarlandı. Bulgular: Katılımcıların 57,5i kadındı. Devlet hastanelerinde çalışan diş hekimlerinin KAS ortalamaları kendi muayenehanelerinde çalışan diş hekimlerinden daha yüksekti p0.05. Meslekte geçirdiği süre 10 ile 15 yıl arasında olan katılımcıların ortalama KDÖsü tüm alt gruplar arasında en düşüktü p0.05. Katılımcıların uzmanlık alanlarına göre ortalama KAS ve KDÖ değerleri karşılaştırıldığında, cerrahların, pedodontistlerin ve ortodontistlerin KAS ortalama değerlerinin düşük p0.05, bu uzmanlıkların KDÖ değerlerinin anlamlı olarak yüksek olduğu p0.05 görüldü. Korelasyon analizi sonuçlar KAS ile KDÖ arasında, çok zayıf ve negatif bir ilişki vardır-.145, p0.01. Sonuç: Çalışmanın limitasyonları dahilinde elde edilen sonuçlar, COVID-19 pandemisi gibi zor çalışma koşullarında ön planda çalışan diş hekimlerinde psikolojik dayanıklılığın, anksiyete gelişimini önlemek için önemli bir faktör olabileceği şeklinde yorumlanabilir.

Makale detayları

The Anxiety and Psychological Resilience of Dentists During COVID-19: A Cross-sectional Study

Yazarlar:

Süleyman Emre Meşeli | Nourtzan Kechagıa | Sanaz Sadry

Yayıncı:

Marmara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dentistry | Dentistry (Other)

Dergi:

European Journal of Research in Dentistry Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.65-71

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001297845

pISSN:

2630-6247

anxiety

coronavirus

dentists

psycological resilience

occupational diseaseanksiyete

diş hekimleri

koronavirüs

meslek hastalıkları

psikolojik dayanıklılık

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Süleyman Emre Meşeli | Nourtzan Kechagıa | Sanaz Sadry

Yayıncı: Marmara University

Ana Başlıklar: Dentistry | Dentistry (Other)

Dergi: European Journal of Research in Dentistry Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.65-71

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001297845

pISSN: 2630-6247

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Süleyman Emre Meşeli | Nourtzan Kechagıa | Sanaz Sadry

Yayıncı:

Marmara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dentistry | Dentistry (Other)

Dergi:

European Journal of Research in Dentistry Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.65-71

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001297845

pISSN:

2630-6247