Salah El-Din Mai, Alhazmi Rahaf M, Moussa Rania
Department of Prosthodontics, Alexandria University Main Hospital, Alexandria, EGY.
Department of Primary Healthcare-Dental Services, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Dec 17;15(12):e50673. doi: 10.7759/cureus.50673. eCollection 2023 Dec.
Background The pandemic-induced physical closure of educational institutions led to challenges for senior dental students that might affect their psychological status. This study aimed to assess stress, anxiety, and subjective worries among dental interns post-COVID-19. Methodology A self-structured questionnaire was sent to Alexandria University and Taibah University dental interns. The questionnaire included sociodemographic data, self-reported comorbidities, behavioral risk factors, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item (GAD-7) scale, and future subjective worries regarding the dental profession post-COVID-19. Results A total of 129 interns participated, with the majority (79.1%) being females. Overall, 90.7% were unmarried, 80.6% lived with a family, 93.8% were free from systemic comorbidities, 82.17% were satisfied with their current life, and 63.6% felt positive quite often. K-10 distress levels were reported as very high (38%) and high (33.3%), and perceived satisfaction with current social life was significantly associated with moderate-to-high distress levels. Feeling positive about life quite often was significantly associated with very high distress levels. Mild GAD-7 anxiety levels were reported in 40.3% and were significantly associated with females, who perceived positive satisfaction with their current social life and felt positive about life. Most agreed that their profession would be risky, their ability to perform their job to the best would be jeopardized, and they would need extra precautions in clinical training post-COVID-19; however, they disagree with postponing their training until COVID-19 cases declined entirely. Conclusions Dental interns were affected by the lockdown, especially female interns. Psychological therapy is advised for stressed dental students.
背景 疫情导致教育机构实体关闭，给高年级牙科学生带来了可能影响其心理状态的挑战。本研究旨在评估新冠疫情后牙科实习生的压力、焦虑和主观担忧。方法 向亚历山大大学和泰巴大学的牙科实习生发放了一份自行编制的问卷。问卷包括社会人口统计学数据、自我报告的合并症、行为风险因素、凯斯勒心理困扰量表（K-10）、广泛性焦虑障碍7项量表（GAD-7），以及对新冠疫情后牙科职业未来的主观担忧。结果 共有129名实习生参与，其中大多数（79.1%）为女性。总体而言，90.7%未婚，80.6%与家人同住，93.8%无全身性合并症，82.17%对当前生活满意，63.6%经常感到积极。报告的K-10困扰水平为非常高（38%）和高（33.3%），对当前社会生活的感知满意度与中度至高度困扰水平显著相关。经常对生活感到积极与非常高的困扰水平显著相关。40.3%报告有轻度GAD-7焦虑水平，且与女性显著相关，这些女性对当前社会生活有积极满意度且对生活感到积极。大多数人认为他们的职业将有风险，他们将无法尽最大能力履行工作职责，并且在新冠疫情后临床培训中需要额外的预防措施；然而，他们不同意将培训推迟到新冠病例完全下降之后。结论牙科实习生受到封锁的影响，尤其是女性实习生。建议对有压力的牙科学生进行心理治疗。
