SPOH ARTS - International Oral Health Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Independent Researcher, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2020 Nov;18(4):422-431. doi: 10.1111/idh.12453. Epub 2020 Jul 13.
To investigate the prevalence of burnout among Dutch young and more experienced dental hygienists and the work experience of young professional dental hygienists.
Two studies were carried out using the Dutch version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory; the Utrecht Burnout Scale (UBOS) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). In Study I, 400 participants completed an online questionnaire, including the UBOS-general version. In Study II, a questionnaire was distributed via social media to young professionals, including the UBOS-health care version and the UWES-9.
2.5% of 157 dental hygienists (Study I) satisfied the norm of burnout. Dental hygienists' average work experience was 16.6 years, and one-thirds worked 25-32 hours per week. In Study II, 73 young professionals (M = 26.5 years) reported 32.9 weekly working hours. Three-quarters were employed and worked in a dental clinical team practice. UWES-mean scores indicated a moderate to high level of work engagement. Mostly, all aspects of burnout were low compared with the test Manual norms.
Exploratory findings show that generally burnout appears no threat for Dutch dental hygienists, and moderate to high level of work engagement coincides with a low level of burnout-related symptoms.
调查荷兰年轻和经验丰富的牙科保健员中 burnout 的流行情况，以及年轻专业牙科保健员的工作经验。
使用荷兰版 Maslach 倦怠量表（Utrecht Burnout Scale，UBOS）和 Utrecht 工作投入量表（Utrecht Work Engagement Scale，UWES）进行了两项研究。在研究 I 中，400 名参与者完成了一份在线问卷，其中包括 UBOS 一般版本。在研究 II 中，通过社交媒体向年轻专业人员分发了一份问卷，其中包括 UBOS 医疗保健版本和 UWES-9。
在 157 名牙科保健员（研究 I）中，有 2.5%符合 burnout 的标准。牙科保健员的平均工作经验为 16.6 年，三分之一的人每周工作 25-32 小时。在研究 II 中，73 名年轻专业人员（M=26.5 岁）报告每周工作 32.9 小时。四分之三的人受雇于牙科临床团队实践。UWES 平均得分表明工作投入度处于中等至较高水平。与测试手册标准相比，倦怠的各个方面大多较低。
探索性发现表明，总体而言 burnout 对荷兰牙科保健员没有威胁，中等至较高水平的工作投入与较低水平的与倦怠相关的症状相一致。
