Association between burnout and depressive symptoms among Turkish dentists

Autor: Meral Huri, Nilsun Bağış, Hakan Eren, Mutlu Umaroğlu, Kaan Orhan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Dental Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 353-359 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1991-7902
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2016.03.006
Popis: Background/purpose: Health care professionals including dentists can experience increased professional burnout. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between depressive symptoms and burnout among Turkish dentists. Materials and methods: This study was conducted among a Turkish dentist sample in Ankara (Turkey) between February 2015 and August 2015. From a total of 500 dentists, 337 were included. A self-structured questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were completed by the participants. The Student t test or analysis of variance was used to compare the variables. Results: A total of 337 dentists (162 female dentists; mean age of participants 36 ± 4.45 years) participated in this study. Age, sex, professional status, years in profession, sector, and number of patients seen/d were factors affecting level of burnout (P
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