Azodo C C, Ezeja E B
Dpt of Periodontics, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
Odontostomatol Trop. 2013 Jun;36(142):31-7.
To assess occupational stress among dental house officers and students treating patients in a tertiary healthcare centre in Nigeria.
This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study of dental officers and final year dental students at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City was conducted in the second half of 2010. The questionnaire utilized was a modified form of stress screening questionnaire of International Stress Management Association.
Out of the 100 questionnaires distributed, 88 questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 88.0%. A total of 53 (60.2%) the respondents were male and 35 (39.8%) were females. Dental students constituted 54 (61.4%) of the respondents while the remaining 34 (38.6%) were house officers. Amongst the respondents, 9 (10.2%), 68 (77.8%) and 11 (12.5%) reported severe, moderate and mild occupational stress respectively. The reported stress was significantly associated with gender (P = 0.032) as more female reported severe stress and more male reported moderate stress. The mean stress level was significantly higher among dental students than house officers (P = 0.007).
One in every ten respondent reported severe occupational stress with a significant gender difference. Development of stress reduction strategies for dental house officers and students with gender bias is imperative.
评估尼日利亚一家三级医疗中心治疗患者的牙科住院医师和学生的职业压力。
2010年下半年，在贝宁城贝宁大学教学医院对牙科医生和牙科专业最后一年的学生进行了这项基于问卷的横断面研究。所使用的问卷是国际压力管理协会压力筛查问卷的修改版。
在分发的100份问卷中，回收了88份，回复率为88.0%。共有53名（60.2%）受访者为男性，35名（39.8%）为女性。牙科学生占受访者的54名（61.4%），其余34名（38.6%）为住院医师。在受访者中，分别有9名（10.2%）、68名（77.8%）和11名（12.5%）报告有严重、中度和轻度职业压力。报告的压力与性别显著相关（P = 0.032），因为更多女性报告有严重压力，更多男性报告有中度压力。牙科学生的平均压力水平显著高于住院医师（P = 0.007）。
每十名受访者中就有一人报告有严重职业压力，且存在显著的性别差异。为有性别偏见的牙科住院医师和学生制定减轻压力的策略势在必行。
