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COVID-19 Factors and Psychological Factors Associated with Elevated Psychological Distress among Dentists and Dental Hygienists in Israel

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of COVID-19 factors and psychological factors with psychological distress among dental staff during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 338 Israeli dentists and dental hygienists, who provided their demogr...

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Autores principales: Shacham, Maayan, Hamama-Raz, Yaira, Kolerman, Roni, Mijiritsky, Ori, Ben-Ezra, Menachem, Mijiritsky, Eitan
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7215275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331401
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082900
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author Shacham, Maayan
Hamama-Raz, Yaira
Kolerman, Roni
Mijiritsky, Ori
Ben-Ezra, Menachem
Mijiritsky, Eitan
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description The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of COVID-19 factors and psychological factors with psychological distress among dental staff during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 338 Israeli dentists and dental hygienists, who provided their demographic data; answered questions about COVID-19-related factors; and were assessed by subjective overload, self-efficacy, and psychological distress scales. Data were analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression. Results revealed that elevated psychological distress was found among those who have background illness, fear of contracting COVID-19 from patient, and a higher subjective overload. Lower psychological distress was associated with being in a committed relationship and having higher scores for self-efficacy. Given these results, gathered during times of an infectious disease outbreak, exploring psychological distress among dental staff is warranted as the effects may be long-term.
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spelling pubmed-72152752020-05-18 COVID-19 Factors and Psychological Factors Associated with Elevated Psychological Distress among Dentists and Dental Hygienists in Israel Shacham, Maayan Hamama-Raz, Yaira Kolerman, Roni Mijiritsky, Ori Ben-Ezra, Menachem Mijiritsky, Eitan Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of COVID-19 factors and psychological factors with psychological distress among dental staff during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 338 Israeli dentists and dental hygienists, who provided their demographic data; answered questions about COVID-19-related factors; and were assessed by subjective overload, self-efficacy, and psychological distress scales. Data were analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression. Results revealed that elevated psychological distress was found among those who have background illness, fear of contracting COVID-19 from patient, and a higher subjective overload. Lower psychological distress was associated with being in a committed relationship and having higher scores for self-efficacy. Given these results, gathered during times of an infectious disease outbreak, exploring psychological distress among dental staff is warranted as the effects may be long-term. MDPI 2020-04-22 2020-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7215275/ /pubmed/32331401 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082900 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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COVID-19 Factors and Psychological Factors Associated with Elevated Psychological Distress among Dentists and Dental Hygienists in Israel
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331401
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082900
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