Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705 A Coruña, Spain.
Department of Otolaryngology, Central Hospital of the Red Cross of Madrid, 28003 Madrid, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 10;20(4):3088. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043088.
The main objective of this research was to analyze the economic, social, and emotional repercussions among Galician dentists (Spain) as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey was filled out by 347 professionals. After verifying the survey's reliability using Cronbach's alpha = 0.84, the professional activity and emotional state of the participants were assessed based on aspects related to their personal and family data. The economic impact of the pandemic was considerable, and all participants experienced a decrease in income. In total, 72% of the participants considered that working with personal protective equipment (PPE) made their clinical activities difficult, and 60% expressed concern about being infected during their professional practice. Among the professionals, women ( = 0.005), and separated, divorced, or single professionals ( = 0.003) were the most strongly affected. Separated or divorced professionals were the group that most frequently raised the need to make a radical change in their lives. Finally, it was observed that the emotional consequences varied substantially in the lives of these professionals, mainly among female dentists ( = 0.010), separated and divorced men ( = 0.000), and those with fewer years of professional practice ( = 0.021). The COVID-19 pandemic had an economic impact, due to the decrease in the number of patients and hours of attention, as well as an emotional impact, mostly expressed in the form of sleep disorders and stress. The most vulnerable professionals were women and professionals with fewer years of experience.
这项研究的主要目的是分析 COVID-19 大流行对西班牙加利西亚牙医的经济、社会和情感影响。对 347 名专业人员进行了调查。使用 Cronbach's alpha = 0.84 验证调查的可靠性后，根据与个人和家庭数据相关的方面评估了参与者的专业活动和情绪状态。大流行的经济影响相当大，所有参与者的收入都有所下降。总的来说，72%的参与者认为使用个人防护设备 (PPE) 使他们的临床活动变得困难，60%的参与者对在专业实践中感染表示担忧。在这些专业人员中，女性（= 0.005）和离异或单身的专业人员受到的影响最大。离异或单身的专业人员是最强烈要求在生活中做出根本性改变的群体。最后，观察到这些专业人员的生活中的情绪后果有很大的不同，主要是在女性牙医（= 0.010）、离异的男性牙医（= 0.000）和从业年限较短的牙医（= 0.021）中。COVID-19 大流行对加利西亚牙医产生了经济影响，这是由于患者数量和就诊时间减少所致，同时也产生了情绪影响，主要表现为睡眠障碍和压力。最脆弱的专业人员是女性和从业年限较短的专业人员。
