Burnout assessment among academic dental staff during COVID-19: Data from Arab countries.
J Dent Educ
; 86(11): 1468-1476, 2022 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1913824
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to identify factors that were associated with high burnout and investigate the prevalence of burnout among academic dental staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHOD:
A cross-sectional online survey was carried out among academic dentists who are working in multiple dental schools in Arab countries. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was used to assess participants' work-related burnout. Logistic regression was used to assess the factors that increase the risk of burnout among academic dentists.RESULTS:
Of the 254 participants who took part in the study, 141 were males (55.5%). The average age of the participants in the study was 42.1 years (standard deviation = 10.0). The prevalence of burnout among participants was 44.9% (n = 114). Using a fully adjusted logistic regression model, age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.09, p = 0.008) and gender (OR = 0.54, 95% CI 0.31-0.94, p = 0.03) were significant variables associated with high overall burnout. Female individuals had a substantially reduced risk of experiencing high personal burnout than male participants (OR = 0.56, 95% CI 0.32-0.98, p = 0.043) in the personal burnout subdomain. While in the patient's burnout subdomain, age (OR = 1.04, 95% CI 1.00-1.08, p = 0.048), type of speciality (OR = 2.44, 95% CI 1.02-5.83, p = 0.044), and teaching place (OR = 2.49, 95% CI 1.21-5.11, p = 0.013) were associated with higher burnout.CONCLUSION:
This study concluded that gender and age are characteristics that increase the risk of higher burnout among academic dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burnout, Professional
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Dent Educ
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jdd.13023
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