Perceived stress and career planning awareness of Japanese and Taiwanese undergraduate dental hygiene students

Autor: Shin-Ru Liao, Naoko Seki, Masako Akiyama, Kayoko Shinada, Ikuko Morio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Dental Sciences, Vol 18, Iss 3, Pp 1094-1102 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1991-7902
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.11.012
Popis: Background/purpose: Dental hygiene students' stress might be rising with increasing undergraduate study content and expansions in dental hygienists' roles and expectations as society changes. This study explored Japanese and Taiwanese dental hygiene students’ perceptions of stress and their idea of career planning. Materials and methods: Participants were second- to fourth-year students in the 2020 academic year at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU; n = 60) and Taipei Medical University (TMU; n = 62). An anonymous questionnaire was distributed, which included questions on demographic information and career planning, as well as the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and modified Dental Environment Stress questionnaire (DES). Results: The response rates were 100.0% (TMDU) and 96.8% (TMU). The number of participants who chose dental hygiene as the first program choice (P
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