Correlation of occupational stress with depression, anxiety, and sleep in Korean dentists: cross-sectional study

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Hee-Jung Jee¹  Kyung-Won Song²  Chi-Sung Yuh³  Won-Seok Choi⁴  Leen Kim⁴  Yong-Ku Kim⁴  Heon-Jeong Lee⁴  Chul-Hyun Cho⁴ 

[1] Department of Biostatistics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea;Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea;

关键词: Occupational stress;    Sleep;    Depression;    Anxiety;    Dentist;    Mental health;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-017-1568-8

 received in 2017-08-04, accepted in 2017-12-05,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the degree of occupational stress and the clinical mental state of dentists. In addition, we investigated the correlation of occupational stress with depression, anxiety, and sleep among dentists in Korea.MethodsA cross-sectional survey on 231 dentists was conducted using the Doctor Job Stress Scale, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), State-Trait Anxiety Index (STAI), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Correlation of occupational stress with mental health was investigated by adjusted multiple regression analysis.ResultsThe scores of CES-D, STAI, and PSQI revealed a significant correlation with the Doctor Job Stress Scale (t = 3.93, P < 0.0001; t = 4.05, P < 0.0001; t = 4.18, P < 0.0001, respectively). In particular, patient factors and clinical responsibility/judgment factors were significantly associated with depression (t = 2.80, P = 0.0056; t = 4.93, P < 0.0001, respectively), anxiety (t = 2.35, P = 0.0195; t = 5.11, P < 0.0001, respectively), and sleep (t = 3.78, P = 0.0002; t = 4.30, P < 0.0001, respectively), whereas work factors were not associated with any mental health state.ConclusionsThis study confirms that dentists as professions experience more severe mental states. For successful mental health care among dentists, stress management focusing on interpersonal relationship with patients and responsibility as an expert rather than the intensity of work should be considered.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017