在COVID-19大流行期间牙医的压力:一项重复的横截面研究
Athikhun Praditpapha1, Nikos Mattheos2, Pagaporn Pantuwadee Pisarnturakit3
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
International dental journal
|November 4, 2024
概括
牙医在整个COVID-19大流行期间经历了越来越严重的压力和心理健康问题. 资金不稳定的年轻牙医尤其容易受到伤害,这凸显了有针对性的支持的必要性.
科学领域:
- 牙科公共卫生 牙科公共卫生
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行严重影响全球健康,包括医疗保健专业人员的心理健康.
- 最初的研究记录了大流行对牙医心理健康的直接影响.
- 然而,牙医中流行病相关压力的长期演变仍未得到充分探索.
研究的目的:
- 评估泰国牙医在三年COVID-19大流行期间 (2020年,2021年,2022年) 压力患病率和水平的变化.
- 为了确定与流行病相关压力相关的风险和保护因素,在这个人群中.
主要方法:
- 通过通过社交媒体平台分发的在线调查问卷进行了横向调查.
- 这些数据是从2020年,2021年和2022年的泰国牙医收集的.
- 用自主管理的压力评估表格-20 (SASEF-20) 来衡量压力水平.
主要成果:
- 与2020年相比,2021年和2022年的压力水平和患病率显著上升.
- 诸如性别,年龄,宗教,牙科专业,就业状况和财务现金流等因素被确定为压力预测因素.
- 具有潜在不稳定的财务状况的年轻牙医成为一个特别脆弱的群体.
结论:
- 长期的COVID-19大流行导致牙医的心理健康随着时间的推移而恶化.
- 对于牙科管理机构来说,对脆弱子组的认识,包括面临财务不稳定的年轻牙医,至关重要.
- 基于互联网的认知行为疗法为减轻牙医之间的压力提供了一个潜在的干预策略.
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