Version 1
: Received: 28 May 2023 / Approved: 31 May 2023 / Online: 31 May 2023 (11:03:07 CEST)
How to cite:
Basavaraju, S.; Manohar, J.S.; Mavely, A.; G, A. Percieved Stress and Resilience among Dentists during the COVID-19 Outbreak. Preprints2023, 2023052211. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.2211.v1
Basavaraju, S.; Manohar, J.S.; Mavely, A.; G, A. Percieved Stress and Resilience among Dentists during the COVID-19 Outbreak. Preprints 2023, 2023052211. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.2211.v1
Basavaraju, S.; Manohar, J.S.; Mavely, A.; G, A. Percieved Stress and Resilience among Dentists during the COVID-19 Outbreak. Preprints2023, 2023052211. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.2211.v1
APA Style
Basavaraju, S., Manohar, J.S., Mavely, A., & G, A. (2023). Percieved Stress and Resilience among Dentists during the COVID-19 Outbreak. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.2211.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Basavaraju, S., Arun Mavely and Aruna G. 2023 "Percieved Stress and Resilience among Dentists during the COVID-19 Outbreak" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.2211.v1
Abstract
The novel coronavirus has affected the mental state of the general public, more so among healthcare workers. During the pandemic when the infectivity had become intense, dental professionals were at stake as their work demanded more proximity with oral and nasal secretions. Many dentists had to close their clinics for fear of infection. This had a significant impact on their financial, social and emotional wellbeing. Stress is what arises when something we care about is at stake. Dentistry which is already a stressful discipline, the pandemic has multiplied the already existing pressures of isolation, the focus on perfectionism, compromise on treatment, and time pressures. Our study has attempted to assess the perceived stress among dentists and the various correlates impacting the same. Resilience is the capacity to bounce back productively during stressful situations. Resilience acts like a buffer to wither stress. Resilience is neither permanent nor global. In our study, we have attempted to assess resilience among dentists using a standard validated scale and various sociodemographic factors impacting resilience. Further, we have tried to assess the correlation between stress and resilience. We found that senior dentists with more years of experience had more resilience and their perceived stress was less. Though we found increased perceived stress among women dentists, resilience did not have any gender difference. It is essential to be pandemic prepared with the implementation of resilience-building strategies at various levels.
Keywords
Dentist; stress; resilience; Covid 19; Pandemic
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health
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