Stress and Stressors Among PHCC Dentists
Author Information
Author(s): Abbas Kholoud Z., Alyafei Najat A., Tayyem Arwa S., Zakarya Mohammad R., Al Mudahka Hamad R., Abdel-Salam Abdel-Salam G., Hashim A. Mohammed
Primary Institution: Primary Health Care Corporation, Qatar
Hypothesis
Chronic stress perceived by dentists is likely to be correlated with stress at work.
Conclusion
About 70% of the dentists experienced high levels of chronic stress that decreased with age, primarily attributed to job-related factors.
Supporting Evidence
- 70% of dentists reported high levels of chronic stress.
- Stress levels decreased with age.
- 65.4% of stress was attributed to job-related factors.
- Patient-related factors accounted for 43.42% of job stress.
- Overall job stress was average with a mean of 2.66.
Takeaway
Dentists often feel stressed because of their jobs, especially when dealing with difficult patients, and older dentists tend to feel less stressed.
Methodology
A cross-sectional survey using a simple random sample of PHCC dentists, evaluating chronic stress with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)-10 and job stress with the Job Stress Inventory (JSI).
Limitations
The results cannot be applied to all dentists in Qatar as the study only included those employed by PHCC.
Participant Demographics
The majority of participants were general practitioners (70.8%), married (93.4%), and aged between 30 to 45 years (62.3%).
Statistical Information
P-Value
p < 0.001
Statistical Significance
p < 0.001
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