scholarly journals Assesment of relationship between perceived stress and knowledge among oral health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross- sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-179
Author(s):  
Vaibhav Jain ◽  
Randhir Singh ◽  
Abir Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
High Level

The lack of knowledge and stress towards COVID-19 can lead to unfavorable dentist’s attitude towards the practice making them reluctant and fearful in dental operatory. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and perceived stress among dental practitioners during current COVID-19 outbreak. : In this study, a total of 459 dental practitioners involving both general practitioners and specialists from different types of practice completed a questionnaire for assessment of knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 and stress perceived by them. The association of perceived stress for gender, age, designation and type of practice was analyzed using Chi-square tests with Statistical significance set at 5% level. total of 459 individuals participated in study with 51.0% males and 49.0% females, of them 54.7% were specialists and 45.31% general dental practitioners, working at different types of practices. More than 90% were aware of mode of transmission and were following current guidelines. Similar results were observed for attitude towards COVID-19. Majority of participants had total PSS scores in the study sample ranged from 0-38, with total mean scores of 17.08 (±7.8), Men demonstrated significantly lower values PSS scores when compared to females (p<0.05), similar results were observed for age. Covid-19 pandemic has led to increased level of stress among dental practitioner’s despite of possessing high level of knowledge and positive attitude.

scholarly journals A knowledge and attitude of school teachers towards learning disabilities in Bishnupur district, Manipur: a cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 823
Author(s):  
Anaswara S. Asok ◽  
Pooja Akoijam ◽  
Avantika Gupta ◽  
Brogen Singh Akoijam
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Favourable Attitude ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Learning problems significantly interfere with academic activities that require reading, mathematical or writing skills. In India 10-14% of children have specific learning disability. The teacher with adequate knowledge of learning disabilities and skills or competencies can do better justice to the children than teacher with general pedagogy backgrounds. The study aimed to assess the teacher’s knowledge and attitude towards learning disabilities and to determine the association between knowledge and attitude with their background characteristics.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 181 teachers of both government and private schools of Bishnupur. Data collected using self-administered questionnaires assessing the knowledge and attitude. Data entered in IBM SPSS 21. Data was expressed using descriptive statistics like frequencies and percentages. Chi-square test   was used to check significance between proportions.Results: Data was collected from 181 teachers. Mean age of participants was 42.7±1 and 59.1% of them worked in govt. schools and 40.9% in private. 48.1% of them had adequate knowledge on learning disabilities. Majority (93.9%) had favourable attitude. Association between type of school the teachers taught and knowledge was found to be significant (p<0.05). There was no significant association between attitude with any of the socio-demographic variables.Conclusions: More than half of the teachers had inadequate knowledge on learning disabilities while majority of them had favourable attitude. Teachers belonging to govt. schools had better knowledge on learning disabilities.

scholarly journals Assessment of occupational burnout among private dental practioners in Bengaluru city -a cross sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
MayurNath Reddy ◽  
Shwetha HL ◽  
Mayur Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Occupational Burnout ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
High Consistency ◽  
High Level ◽  
High Degree

Introduction: Dentistry is highly rewarding profession, but it’s very demanding job with high degree of concentration and precision in work. Dentists seem to be prone to professional burnout, anxiety disorders and clinical depression because of the variety of sources of stress encountered throughout the professional career.Objectives: To assess the burnout level and physical exhaustion among private dental practitioners.Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on private dental practitioners in Bengaluru city. A questionnaire containing 22 items Maslach Burnout Inventory and demographic detail, was administered. The response rates were obtained using a likert scale ranging from 0-6. Analysis for p value, cronbach’s α for each questions (>0.700 = high consistency), frequency and comparison of variables, were done.Results: The study found high level of burnout in 11.3% of participants. It also showed age group of <=25 and 25-35, females were highly influenced. More amount of burnout level found in general practitioners than specialists. Study also indicates that backache 48% and headache 44.7%were main reasons for physical exhaustion followed byneck-ache 34%and hand and wrist disorders 23.7%.Conclusion: As health care provider the dentists are subjected to interpersonal stress due to the demanding nature of the occupation and close proximity to the patient.Moderate to high level of burnout were detected in the study sample, it’s recommended that attention for burnout risk should be given priority by dental professionals.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude towards pain relief in labor among final year midwifery students: A cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigussie Simeneh Endalew ◽  
Hailu Yimer Tawye ◽  
Zewuditu Abdissa Denu
Keyword(s):  
Pain Relief ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Labour Pain ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Labour Analgesia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background: Poor attitudes and lack of knowledge about labour pain has long been demonstrated to burden the health professionals, as well as the women. In developing countries, labour analgesia practice is not well established and undermined. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore final year midwifery students’ knowledge and attitudes towards pain relief during labour, at University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among final year undergraduate midwifery students using structured, and self-administered questionnaire(n=130). Descriptive statistics were performed. Results were presented using narrations, means and standard deviations, percentage, figure and tables. Univariate analysis was used to assess the association between demographic variables with poor knowledge and attitudes. P-value below 0.05 level of significance was used to identify the statistical significance of factors for knowledge and attitude about pain relief during labour.Results: Of 130 students participated, the majority, 88% of respondents understood that women can feel moderate to severe pain during labour. However, only less than half of the participants had knowledge of labour pain should be relieved. The majority, 70% of students did not have awareness about the methods of labour analgesia.Conclusion: Although the majority of final year midwifery students were agreed with women can feel moderate to severe labour pain, almost more than half of the students were not aware of the painless labour in hospital. Most of the students believed that pharmacologic methods of labour analgesia will affect the labour, baby, and mother. Therefore, considerable attention in preservice teaching and training about labour pain and analgesia for midwifery students is recommended.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study on non-communicable morbidity among bank employees of Davangere City

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1784
Author(s):  
Ruchi Dhar ◽  
Ritu Kashyap
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Structure Questionnaire ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Recorded Data ◽  
Bank Employees ◽  
Sedentary Life Style ◽  
High Level

Background: Bank employees are an occupational group of people, experiencing both sedentary life-style and high level of stress in terms of handling financial aspects in their workplace. Thus, making bank employees vulnerable to develop non- communicable diseases. So far, very few studies have been done on bank employees to highlight the magnitude of Non-communicable morbidity and its risk factors. Hence, this study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of non-communicable morbidity among the bank employees of Davangere city.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 390 bank employees of Davangere city. All the study subjects were selected by using probability proportionate to size technique. Data was collected by using pre-tested, semi-structure questionnaire. Height, weight, hip circumference, waist circumference and blood pressure were measured and recorded. Data was analyzed by using MS Excel and Open-Epi Info software version 2.2. Statistical test employed was chi-square and weightage of risk factors was calculated by mean.Results: The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and obesity was 30.3%, 2.1% and 31.8% respectively.Conclusions: This study highlights the burden of non-communicable morbidity among bank employees. 

scholarly journals Perceived Stress and Associated Factors in Russian Medical and Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in North-West Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergei N. Drachev ◽  
Lina Stangvaltaite-Mouhat ◽  
Napat Limchaichana Bolstad ◽  
Jan-Are K. Johnsen ◽  
Tatiana N. Yushmanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North West ◽  
Dental Visits ◽  
Russian Medical ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

The aim was to assess perceived stress (PS) and factors associated with PS in Russian medical and dental students. A total of 406 medical and 283 dental students aged 18–25 years that attended the Northern State Medical University in Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia participated in this cross-sectional study. A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic and socioeconomic factors, oral health (OH) behavior, and self-reported OH. All students were clinically examined to assess dental caries, oral hygiene, and gingiva. PS was measured by the Perceived Stress Scale 10 (PSS-10). Of the students, 26.0%, 69.1%, and 4.9% reported low, moderate, and high PS, respectively. Female sex (b = 2.28, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.38–3.18), dental faculty (b = 1.74, 95% CI: 0.94–2.54), low subjective socioeconomic status (SES) (b = 1.71, 95% CI: 0.91–2.51), and irregular dental visits (b = 1.65, 95% CI: 0.72–2.58) were associated with higher PSS-10 score. These factors were assumed to be clinical meaningful, given that minimal clinically important difference of PSS-10 fell between 2.19 and 2.66 points. The majority of the medical and dental students reported moderate PS. Based on statistical significance and clinical meaningfulness, socio-demographic factors (sex, faculty), subjective SES, and OH behavior (regularity of dental visits) were associated with PS.

scholarly journals Relationship between Hand Eczema Severity and Occupational Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meriam Hafsia ◽  
Imene Kacem ◽  
Olfa El Maalel ◽  
Maher Maoua ◽  
Aicha Brahem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hand Eczema ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Level

Background. Stress has been recently implicated as a contributing factor of hand eczema (HE) severity. However, published data are both rare and contradictory justifying the need of further research. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relation between stress and HE severity. Methods. This is a cross-sectional study enrolling all patients who have been attending the Dermato-allergology unit of Farhat Hached University Hospital of Sousse over a period of one year. The HE severity was assessed by the Osnabrück Hand Eczema Severity Index (OHSI). The stress level was assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) in its validated Arabic version. Results. During the study period, 109 participants meeting the inclusion criteria were identified. The mean age was 40 ± 9.9 years with a sex-ratio of 0.8. Severe eczema was found in 76 participants (69.7%). A high level of perceived stress was found in 18.3% of cases. A statistically significant association was noted between HE severity and the high level of perceived stress (p=0.039, OR = 4.46, 95% CI [0.96–20.59]) and the number of dependent children ≥3 (p=0.0039, OR = 1.92, 95% CI [0.51–7.22]). Leisure activity was found to be a protective factor against HE severity (p=0.031, OR = 0.27, 95% CI [0.09–0.80]). Conclusion. Although the link between the severity of eczema and atopy, wet work, and contact with irritants and allergens is well known, the relation remains questionable for other factors including stress.

scholarly journals PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP, PERSONAL HYGIENE DENGAN KEJADIAN SKABIES DI PONDOK PESANTREN AR-ROFI’I

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Siti Aliffiani ◽  
Mustakim Mustakim
Keyword(s):  
Research Result ◽  
Boarding Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

ABSTRAK Efek secara langsung pada kulit dari serangan skabies sebanyak 0,21% Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) dari semua kondisi secara global. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan, sikap, personal hygiene dengan kejadian skabies di Pondok Pesantren Ar-Rofi’i. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional analitik dengan desain cross sectional study. Sampel dalam penelitian ini seluruh populasi sebanyak 86 orang, periode penelitian pada bulan juli 2019, teknik sampling menggunakan total sampling, Instrumen menggunakan kuesioner, lux meter, dan thermo hygro. Analisis data meliputi univariat untuk menghitung distribusi frekuensi karakteristik subjek penelitian, bivariat dengan uji chi-square α= 0,05. Hasil penelitian, didapatkan pengetahuan (p-value= 0,024) dan sikap (p-value= 0,049), Tidak adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara personal hygiene dengan kejadian skabies di Pondok Pesantren Ar-Rofi’i (p-value= 1). Kesimpulan pada penelitian ini adalah ada hubungan yang signifikan pada pengetahuan dan sikap, sedangkan personal hygiene tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan dengan kejadian skabies di Pondok Pesantren Ar-Rofi’i. Kata-kata kunci: skabies, pengetahuan, sikap, personal hygiene  ABSTRACT Obtained effect is directly on the skin from attack as much as percent disability skabies 0,21 adjusted life years (DALYs) of all the globally. Objective of this study to analyze relations of knowledge, attitude, personal hygiene with the incident scabies in islamic boarding schools ar-rofi’i. The research is observasional analytic research by design cross sectional study. sample in this research the whole population of as many as 86 people, Period research in july 2019, using techniques sampling total sampling, an instrument used a questionnaire, lux meters, and thermo hygro. Data analysis covers univariat to count a frequency distribution characteristic of the subject of study, bivariat with chi-square test α= 0.05. Research result, got by knowledge (p-value= 0,024) and attitude (p-value= 0,049), absence of relations a significant between personal hygiene with the incident scabies in islamic boarding schools Ar-rofi’i (p-value= 1). Conclusion on research this is there is relationship that significant on knowledge and attitude, while personal hygiene no relations a significant with the incident scabies in islamic boarding schools Ar-rofi’i. Keywords: scabies, knowledge, attitude, personal hygiene

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