Swedish dental hygienists' preferences for workplace improvement and continuing professional development
| Autor: | T Chohan, A Candell, V Petrén, H Preber, J Bergström, G Levin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel education Lower priority Job Satisfaction Education Dental Continuing Professional Role Nursing Stress Physiological medicine Humans Dentistry (miscellaneous) Statistical analysis Workplace Life Style Sweden business.industry Public sector Dental hygiene Middle Aged Private sector Test (assessment) Continuing professional development Family medicine Job satisfaction Female Dental Hygienists business Epidemiologic Methods |
| Zdroj: | International journal of dental hygiene. 3(3) |
| ISSN: | 1601-5029 |
| Popis: | The present study examined factors for workplace improvement and continuing professional development (CPD) for Swedish dental hygienists. Seventy-one per cent of 577 randomly selected members of Sweden's Dental Hygienist Association responded to a questionnaire. The chi-square test, Spearman's rank correlation, and multiple stepwise logistic regression modelling were used in the statistical analysis. The results showed that dental hygienists having more than 10 sick days annually and with a strong commitment to their work increased the preference for workplace improvements, such as peer recognition of dental hygienists’ professional qualifications, clinical process quality, and time for reading research articles and participating in projects. In addition, dental hygienists in the 41–52 age group were associated with workplace improvements. This is in contrast to the factors that decreased preferences for workplace improvements: clear work roles, a 1-year training programme, a male clinic manager, and working in the private sector. Practicing dental hygiene in the public sector and lifestyle factors were the most influential determinants for a strong interest in CPD. Conclusion: Workplaces should observe people that are obviously committed to their work, those with many sick days, and those in a specific age group, as they indicate different preferences for workplace improvements. CPD seems to be a lower priority than workplace improvements for Swedish dental hygienists. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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