High levels of burnout and depression in a population of senior dental students in a school of dentistry in Korea

Kwak, Eun-Jung; Ji, Young-A; Baek, Seung‐Ho; Baek, Yoo Sang

doi:10.1016/j.jds.2020.07.009

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“…As most of the dental stu-35 dents who took part in this study were fully dependent on their families, the negative 36 financial impact could have hampered their academic progress. 37 Low levels of fear were reported amongst dental students in this study. That finding 38 was in contrast to the finding from another study conducted in Bangladesh, which re-39 ported higher levels of fear amongst frontline or essential service workers [5].…”

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Psychological Distress among Bangladeshi Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sabrina¹,

Chowdhury²,

Nath³

et al. 2021

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Background: Psychological sufferings are observed among dental students during their academic years, which had been intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: This study assessed the levels and identified factors associated with psychological distress, fear and coping experienced by dental undergraduate students in Bangladesh. Methods: A cross sectional online survey was conducted during October-November, 2021. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) were used in order to assess psychological distress, fear and coping strategies respectively. Results: A total of 327 students participated; the majority (72%) were 19-23 years old and females (75%). One in five participants were infected with COVID-19 and 15% reported contact with COVID-19 cases. Negative financial impact (AOR 3.72, 95%CIs 1.28-10.8), recent or past COVID-19 infection, contact with COVID-19 cases were associated with higher levels of psychological distress; but being a 3rd year student (0.14, 0.04-0.55) and being satisfied about current social life (0.11, 0.03-0.33) were associated with lower levels of psychological distress. Being a 3rd year (0.17, 0.08-0.39) and a 4th year student (0.29, 0.12-0.71) were associated with lower levels of fear. Health care service use and feeling positive about life were associated with medium to high resilience coping. Conclusions: This study iden-tified dental students in Bangladesh who were at higher risk of psychological distress, fear and coping during the ongoing pandemic. Development of mental health support system within dental institution should be considered in addition to the academic and clinical teaching.

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“…Moreover, prior evidence indicated that dental education used to 24 generate more stress and burnout than medical educations [36]. Due to more interactive 25 involvement with patient during theoretical and clinical courses [37]. In this study, 3rd 26 year clinical students were more prone to have psychological distress due to COVID-19.…”

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confidence: 66%

Psychological Distress among Bangladeshi Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sabrina¹,

Chowdhury²,

Nath³

et al. 2021

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“…This might be due to increased risk of exposure of COVID-19 among dental students. Moreover, prior evidence indicated that dental education generated more stress and burnout than medical educations [ 38 ], due to more interactive involvement with patients during theoretical and clinical courses [ 39 ]. In this study, third year clinical students were more prone to having psychological distress due to COVID-19.…”

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Psychological Distress among Bangladeshi Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sabrina¹,

Chowdhury²,

Nath³

et al. 2021

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Background: Psychological sufferings are observed among dental students during their academic years, which had been intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: This study assessed the levels and identified factors associated with psychological distress, fear and coping experienced by dental undergraduate students in Bangladesh. Methods: A cross sectional online survey was conducted during October-November, 2021. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) were used in order to assess psychological distress, fear and coping strategies, respectively. Results: A total of 327 students participated; the majority (72%) were 19–23 years old and females (75%). One in five participants were infected with COVID-19 and 15% reported contact with COVID-19 cases. Negative financial impact (AOR 3.72, 95% CIs 1.28–10.8), recent or past COVID-19 infection, and contact with COVID-19 cases were associated with higher levels of psychological distress; but being a third year student (0.14, 0.04–0.55) and being satisfied about current social life (0.11, 0.03–0.33) were associated with lower levels of psychological distress. Being a third year (0.17, 0.08–0.39) and a fourth year student (0.29, 0.12–0.71) were associated with lower levels of fear. Health care service use and feeling positive about life were associated with medium to high resilience coping. Conclusions: This study identified dental students in Bangladesh who were at higher risk of psychological distress, fear and coping during the ongoing pandemic. Development of a mental health support system within dental institutions should be considered in addition to the academic and clinical teaching.

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“…Globally, medical and dental schooling is perceived as a highly stressful education, where students face a higher level of stress, anxiety, and depression compared to peers studying other subjects [ 9 , 10 , 11 ]. In particular, research shows that dental students are prone to higher burnouts compared to medical students as it involves patient interaction during both theoretical and clinical course elements [ 12 ]. Obtaining an undergraduate academic degree in dentistry requires tedious education and demands to acquire deep knowledge on the field.…”

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Depression among the Non-Native International Undergraduate Students Studying Dentistry in Bangladesh

Kabir

Isha

Chowdhury³

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Background: Bangladesh has been attracting international students with interests in various subjects recently. Every year students from different parts of the world come to study undergraduate and postgraduate courses, mostly at private universities in Bangladesh. This study evaluates the depression status among international students who are studying dentistry in Bangladesh. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted among International undergraduate dental students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Dental Surgery program in nine public and private dental colleges in Bangladesh. Participants were selected using a convenience sampling method. A total of 206 students completed the survey where 78.5% of them were female students and 21.5% students were male, and a CES-D 10-item Likert scale questionnaire was used for data collection. The Cronbach alpha for the 10-item CES-D scale for this population is 0.812. Results: The majority of the students (79.5%) are below 24 years of age with a mean age of 23.22 years and standard deviation of 2.3, and are students who cannot communicate well in Bengali (Bangla), about 60% of them have experienced depression. About 77.3% (p < 0.00) of the international students having financial difficulties exhibited depression. The international students who went through financial problems were two times more likely to suffer from depression (OR = 2.38; p-value < 0.01). Conclusion: This study tried to highlight the struggles faced by international students in Bangladesh studying dentistry. It is evident from the findings that several factors influence students’ mental well-being during demanding dental education years.

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High levels of burnout and depression in a population of senior dental students in a school of dentistry in Korea

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Psychological Distress among Bangladeshi Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Psychological Distress among Bangladeshi Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Psychological Distress among Bangladeshi Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Depression among the Non-Native International Undergraduate Students Studying Dentistry in Bangladesh

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