Liao Shin-Ru, Seki Naoko, Akiyama Masako, Shinada Kayoko, Morio Ikuko
Department of Dental Education Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Institute of Global Affairs, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
J Dent Sci. 2023 Jul;18(3):1094-1102. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.11.012. Epub 2022 Nov 28.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Dental hygiene students' stress might be rising with increasing undergraduate study content and expansions in dental hygienists' roles and expectations as society changes. This study explored Japanese and Taiwanese dental hygiene students' perceptions of stress and their idea of career planning.
Participants were second- to fourth-year students in the 2020 academic year at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU; n = 60) and Taipei Medical University (TMU; n = 62). An anonymous questionnaire was distributed, which included questions on demographic information and career planning, as well as the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and modified Dental Environment Stress questionnaire (DES).
The response rates were 100.0% (TMDU) and 96.8% (TMU). The number of participants who chose dental hygiene as the first program choice ( < 0.001) and wished to work as dental hygienists after graduation ( = 0.018) in TMDU was significantly higher than in TMU. There was no significant difference between the two schools' stress levels in both PSS-10 and DES-26. The factors influencing students who wished to work as dental hygienists after graduation were "clinical year or not" ( = 0.007) in TMDU, and the DES factor included items related to lack of confidence in becoming a successful and competent dental hygienist, expectations, and fear of the future ( = 0.033) in TMU.
Both schools' students experienced moderate or relatively low levels of stress. TMDU students had higher stress related to academic studies, while TMU students had slightly higher stress related to future anxiety.
背景/目的：随着本科学习内容的增加以及社会变化导致牙科保健员角色和期望的扩展，牙科保健专业学生的压力可能在上升。本研究探讨了日本和台湾牙科保健专业学生对压力的认知以及他们的职业规划想法。
参与者为东京医科齿科大学（TMDU；n = 60）和台北医学大学（TMU；n = 62）2020学年二至四年级的学生。发放了一份匿名问卷，其中包括关于人口统计学信息和职业规划的问题，以及感知压力量表-10（PSS-10）和改良的牙科环境压力问卷（DES）。
回复率分别为100.0%（TMDU）和96.8%（TMU）。在TMDU中，将牙科保健作为首选专业（<0.001）且毕业后希望从事牙科保健员工作的参与者数量显著高于TMU（=0.018）。在PSS-10和DES-26中，两校的压力水平均无显著差异。影响毕业后希望从事牙科保健员工作的学生的因素，在TMDU为“是否处于临床学年”（=0.007），在TMU，DES因素包括对成为一名成功且称职的牙科保健员缺乏信心、期望以及对未来的恐惧等项目（=0.033）。
两校学生均经历了中度或相对较低水平的压力。TMDU学生在学业方面压力较大，而TMU学生在未来焦虑方面压力略高。
