Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident Perception of Personal Achievement and Anxiety: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Atassi, Hamza Al; Shapiro, Michael C.; Rao, Sowmya R.; Dean, Jason Richard; Salama, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2018.06.018

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“…The results also suggest the presence of an inverse relationship between perceived personal achievement and anxiety. 20 Although different scales were used in the aforementioned study, the findings are comparable to those of the present case. 20 In both studies, OMS residents reported that they experience a moderate amount of stress, using the PSS, and increased levels of stress, using the designed questionnaire.…”

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“…9 A few studies have reported that OMS residents and surgeons experience stress and burnout due to the nature of their work and the usual stressful work environment. 10,11,12,19,20 The current study aimed to assess the level of occupational stress among OMS residents and surgeons in Saudi Arabia. This will help to develop a proper national database, compare stress levels among residents and surgeons in Saudi Arabia to stress levels in residents and surgeons in other countries, and encourage future plans to positively enhance the welfare of the practitioners and eventually improve the work environment for OMS.…”

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“…Al Attasi et al 20 concluded that more than half of the OMS residents in the United States experience moderate-to-severe anxiety and stress according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the personal Maslach Burnout Index in which it was suggested to be related to their self-criticism and fear of falling short of their internal ideal of themselves being an ideal surgeon. The results also suggest the presence of an inverse relationship between perceived personal achievement and anxiety.…”

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“…11 Moderate-to-severe anxiety, which can be directly associated with high stress levels, was found among most of the OMS residents. 20 Female residents were more likely to have severe anxiety than males. This was hypothesized to be due to fear of gender-based discrimination in such a male dominant surgical specialty.…”

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<p>Assessment of Occupational Stress Among Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Residents in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>

Alkindi¹,

Alghamdi²,

Alnofaie³

et al. 2020

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Purpose: Considering the important role of oral and maxillofacial surgeons in healthcare services and the stressful nature of their job, this study aimed to assess the occupational stress among oral and maxillofacial surgeons and residents in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional questionnaires were developed, and they included the perceived stress scale and questions about potential sources of stress. A sample size of 180 was determined using a 0.05 level of significance and a precision of ±8%. The survey was distributed using a consecutive non-random sampling method to all oral and maxillofacial surgeons and residents in all regions in Saudi Arabia from May to December 2019. Results: One hundred and seventy-two responses were received. Males were the predominant gender. The perceived stress scale revealed a moderate stress level among surgeons and residents. However, residents had a significantly higher score (P = 0.005). Increased working days were significantly associated with higher stress levels (P = 0.006). Long on-call periods were significantly and positively correlated with increased stress levels among residents since their work schedule was not flexible (P = 0.000). The majority of surgeons and residents believe that they have unconducive and stressful work environments and that working as a maxillofacial surgeon is stressful. Conclusion: The study results suggest that there is increased occupational stress among oral and maxillofacial surgeons and residents in Saudi Arabia. This study highlights the need for stress management programs to minimize stress factors at the workplace and to ensure a healthy working environment for the practitioners.

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Relationship of grit and resilience to dental students’ academic success

Montas

Rao

Atassi

et al. 2020

Journal of Dental Education

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Objectives This study assesses the levels of grit (the perseverance and passion for long‐term goals), and resilience (the ability to bounce back or recover from stress), reported by U.S. dental students, and its possible association with academic achievements. Methods An anonymous 27 question cross‐sectional online survey with sections on demographics, grit, resilience, and academic achievement was e‐mailed to all dental students in the U.S. The Short Grit and Brief Resilience scales were used. Scores for both scales ranged from 1 to 5, and were grouped into low, moderate, and high tertiles based on distribution. Dental school grade point average (GPA), and class rank were used to measure academic achievement, and were similarly grouped. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained from multinomial logistic regression models assessing the relationship of grit and resilience to the outcomes adjusting for gender, dental school year, race, geographic origin, and a variable combining education and income. Results Of the 3292 (17%) respondents, 58% were female. Hispanics reported significantly higher grit and resilience scores while Asian students reported the lowest. 18% of Hispanics were ranked in the top 20 percentile versus 37% of whites. Conclusion Results indicate that dental students with high grit (high vs. low scores: OR [95% CI]: 2.06 [1.57–2.72]) and resilience (high vs. low scores: 1.36 [1.04–1.76]) achieved higher GPA and better class ranks. Therefore, it is crucial for students wanting to achieve academic success to consider the value that these non‐cognitive characteristics might have on their overall progress.

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Pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery residents’ stress, career satisfaction, and gender‐based discrimination/harassment

Inglehart,

Marti,

LeBlanc

et al. 2024

Journal of Dental Education

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ObjectivesDental residents experience high stress in their demanding programs and gender‐based harassment/discrimination can contribute to their stress. The objectives were to compare stress, satisfaction, experienced sexual harassment and observed discrimination of women in dental graduate programs with high, medium, and low percentages of women and to explore relationships between these constructs of interest.MethodsNote that, 112 pediatric dentistry (PD), 44 prosthodontics, and 56 oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) residents responded to a survey.ResultsPD residents had the lowest personal life‐related stress (4‐point scale with 4 = very stressful: PD = 2.99/P = 3.67/OMS = 3.56; p < 0.001), faculty‐related stress (2.68/3.66/3.03; p < 0.001), lack of confidence‐related stress (2.79/3.31/2.96; p < 0.01) and academic stress (2.65/3.24/3.02; p < 0.001), while prosthodontics residents had the highest stress levels. The average frequency of experiencing sexual harassment was highest for OMS residents and lowest for PD residents (5‐point scale with 1 = never: 1.15/2.62/2.74; p < 0.001). PD residents observed least and OMS residents most frequently that female residents were treated less positively by other residents because of their gender (1.59/2.57/3.00; p < 0.001). Prosthodontics residents had the lowest job satisfaction score (5‐point scale with 1 = lowest satisfaction: 4.12/3.14/4.20; p < 0.001). The more frequently male and female residents experienced sexual harassment, the higher their personal life‐related stress, faculty‐related stress, lack of confidence‐related stress, and academic stress, and the lower their career satisfaction, specialty content satisfaction, and stress‐related satisfaction. Women's frequencies of observed gender‐based discrimination were associated with higher stress and lower satisfaction, while men's frequencies of these observations were not associated with stress, but associated with increased satisfaction.ConclusionsDental residents’ stress, career satisfaction, experienced sexual harassment, and observed discrimination of women residents differ depending on the dental specialty program. Both male and female residents report more stress and less satisfaction the more they experience sexual harassment. The more women observe discrimination of women, the more stressed and the less satisfied they are. For men, the frequencies of these observations are not associated with stress, but positively associated with increased satisfaction.

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident Perception of Personal Achievement and Anxiety: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Cited by 32 publications

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<p>Assessment of Occupational Stress Among Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Residents in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>

<p>Assessment of Occupational Stress Among Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Residents in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>

Relationship of grit and resilience to dental students’ academic success

Pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery residents’ stress, career satisfaction, and gender‐based discrimination/harassment

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