Estimation of Factors Affecting Burnout in Greek Dentists before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• 1. Verfasser: Maria Antoniadou (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Zusammenfassung

This study is a comprehensive, cross-sectional survey in occupational burnout, career satisfaction, and quality of life conducted in March 2021 among dentists in the vast area of metropolitan Athens, Greece. Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire based on the Copenhagen Questionnaire (CQ) for assessing work stress and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey (MBI-HSS) for evaluating occupational burnout. Using the independent <i>t</i>-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multiple linear regression, 804 valid questionnaires were analyzed. During the pandemic, personal exhaustion was affected by gender (<i>b</i> = 1.862, <i>p</i> = 0.0001), age (<i>b</i> = −0.598, <i>p</i> = 0.0001), number of children (<i>b</i> = −0.886, <i>p</i> = 0.020) and higher degree (<i>b</i> = −0.450, <i>p</i> = 0.012). Exhaustion due to working with patients was affected by gender <i>(b</i> = 0.662 <i>p</i> = 0.0001), age (<i>b</i> = −0.513, <i>p</i> = 0.0001), number of children (<i>b</i> = −0.701, <i>p</i> = 0.0001), higher degree (<i>b</i> = −0.207, <i>p</i> = 0.028) and years in practice (<i>b</i> = 0.408 <i>p</i> = 0.0001). Males were more prone to unhappiness, dissatisfaction, and professional physical and emotional exhaustion, but personal resources through higher education, beliefs, values, and hobbies can offer a preventive shield to all dental professionals. Economic management issues can also enhance dentists' satisfaction and feeling of safety in a rapidly changing environment.

Beschreibung

10.3390/dj10060108
2304-6767