COVID-19 Stressors among Dental Academics at UWIA Caribbean Perspective
Oral
; 1(1): 36-44, Februrary 26, 2021. tab; graf
Article
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: biblio-1368368
Responsible library:
TT5
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is a pandemic that has a ected health care personnel worldwide. Dentists have a high risk of contracting COVID-19 given the face-to-face contact required in daily interactions with their patients. This study aimed to determine the stressors experienced by academic dentists due to the COVID-19 situation in Trinidad and Jamaica. All academic staff at the University of the West Indies (UWI) dental schools (St. Augustine and Mona campuses) were invited to complete a self-reported questionnaire, which was conducted for one month from May to June 2020. Thirty-two dental academics responded and the response rate was 61.54%. More than a third (34.4%) were in the 2535 age group, 71.9% were females. The most common speciality (20.7%) was restorative dentistry. Just over one-third (38.7%) had been in academia for 510 years. Most (40.6%) were apprehensive about infecting their family. When the locus of control was determined, just over half (53.1%) felt they were in control of protecting themselves while 34.4% felt that external factors controlled their lives. The findings suggest that academic sta at UWI dental schools (Trinidad and Jamaica) were stressed by the COVID-19 situation. The vast majority were worried about infecting their families.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases
Health problem:
Pneumonia
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Trinidad and Tobago
/
Dentists
/
COVID-19
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
/
Jamaica
/
Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Journal:
Oral
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
The University of the West Indies/TT
/
University of Adelaide/AU