TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlation of occupational stress with depression, anxiety, and sleep in Korean dentists
T2 - Cross-sectional study
AU - Song, Kyung Won
AU - Choi, Won Seok
AU - Jee, Hee Jung
AU - Yuh, Chi Sung
AU - Kim, Yong Ku
AU - Kim, Leen
AU - Lee, Heon Jeong
AU - Cho, Chul Hyun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Author(s).
PY - 2017/12/12
Y1 - 2017/12/12
N2 - Background: This 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. Methods: A 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. Results: The 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. Conclusions: This 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.
AB - Background: This 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. Methods: A 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. Results: The 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. Conclusions: This 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.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Dentist
KW - Depression
KW - Mental health
KW - Occupational stress
KW - Sleep
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85038013182
U2 - 10.1186/s12888-017-1568-8
DO - 10.1186/s12888-017-1568-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 29233107
AN - SCOPUS:85038013182
SN - 1471-244X
VL - 17
JO - BMC Psychiatry
JF - BMC Psychiatry
IS - 1
M1 - 398
ER -
