ABSTRACT
O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar bem-estar psicológico, saúde geral e fontes de estresse de estudantes de Odontologia de quatro cursos, comparando as fases pré-clínica e clínica e os sexos. Três instrumentos foram aplicados: Dental Environment Stress (DES), Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB) e Health Survey (SF-36), respondidos por 203 estudantes, sendo 75 (37%) em fase pré-clínica e 128 (63%) em clínica. Desses, 59 (29%) eram homens e 144 (71%) mulheres. As comparações foram realizadas pelo teste de Mann-Whitney, adotando um nível de significância de 5%. Nos domínios analisados pelo DES (performance acadêmica; dificuldades e inseguranças sobre o futuro profissional; responsabilidade com pacientes; fatores pessoais e institucionais; relações interpessoais), estudantes em fase pré-clínica demonstraram escores significativamente menores quando comparados a estudantes em fase clínica. No escore total de PGWB e em dois domínios (ansiedade e saúde geral), observou-se também escores menores em estudantes em fase pré-clínica. Quatro domínios do SF-36 (dor corporal, funcionamento físico, funcionamento social e papel físico), apresentaram significativa melhor saúde geral dos estudantes em fase pré-clínica. Entre os sexos, dois domínios do DES (performance acadêmica, dificuldade e insegurança sobre o futuro profissional) mostraram menores fatores estressores para o sexo masculino. O PGWB demonstrou diferença significativa em quatro domínios (estado deprimido; autocontrole; saúde geral; vitalidade), com melhor bem-estar psicológico para homens. O sexo masculino apresentou melhor vitalidade no domínio do SF-36. Concluiu-se que estudantes em fase pré-clínica e do sexo masculino demonstraram menores fontes de estresse, melhor bem-estar psicológico e percepção de saúde geral (AU).
The aim of this study was to evaluate psychological well-being, overall health, and sources of stress among dental students from four Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) programs, comparing the preclinical and clinical phases and sexes. Three instruments were applied: Dental Environment Stress (DES), Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB) and Health Survey (SF-36), answered by 203 students, with 75 (37%) in the preclinical phase and 128 (63%) in the clinical one. Among them, 59 were male (29%) and 144 were female (71%). Comparisons were performed using the Mann-Whitney test, adopting a significance level of 5%. In the domains analyzed using DES (academic performance, difficulties and insecurities about their professional future, responsibilities with patients, personal and institutional factors, interpersonal relationships), preclinical students showed significantly lower scores than students enrolled in the clinical phases. For PGWB total score and in two domains (anxiety and general health), lower scores were also observed in preclinical students. Four domains of SF-36 (bodily pain, physical functioning, social functioning and role-physical) showed significantly better overall health for preclinical students. Among the sexes, two DES domains (academic performance and difficulties and insecurities about their professional future) showed lower stressors for males. PGWB showed a significant difference in four domains (depressed mood, self-control, general health and vitality), with better psychological well-being for males. Males showed better vitality in the SF-36 domain. Concluding, preclinical and male students showed lower sources of stress, better psychological well-being and better perception of their overall health (AU).
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Humans , Male , Female , Stress, Psychological , Students, Dental , Mental Health , Occupational Stress/psychology , Cross-Sectional Studies/methods , Surveys and Questionnaires , Statistics, NonparametricABSTRACT
Aim: This study aimed to correlate stressors with psychological well-being and health factors in dental students from public and private schools. Methods: From February to May 2015, three different instruments (Dental Environment Stress DES Psychological General Well-Being PGWB and SF-36 Health Survey) were applied to students from two public and two private dental schools from the State of Ceará, Brazil. Mann-Whitney test or t test for independent samples were used in order to compare the stressors between private and public dental schools students. Correlations to each DES domain were performed using Kendall's Tau C test. Results: A total of 92 (45.32%) and 111 (56.68%) students from public and private schools, respectively, answered the questionnaire. Students from public schools demonstrated significantly higher scores in DES/academic performance and DES/personal and institutional factors (p<0.05). Significant negative correlations were detected between PGWB/anxiety and PGWB/general with all DES domains for both public and private schools (p<0.05). Additionally, DES/academic performance was significantly correlated with several SF-36 domains, such as physical function, vitality, and social functioning, to both public and private schools (p<0.05). However, DES/academic performance and SF-36/role physical was only significantly correlated in private school students (r=-0.171, p=0.039), while SF-36/bodily pain (r=-0.274, p<0.001), general health (r=-0.245, p=0.001), and mental health (r=-0.286, p<0.001) were significantly correlated with DES/academic performance only in public school students. Conclusion: Students from public and private dental schools presented different stressor patterns. Additionally, most of DES domains were significantly associated with PGWB and SF-36 to both public and private schools