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Occupational stress and burnout among Hong Kong dentists

Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 2017-10, Vol.23 (5), p.480-488 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2017. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;ISSN: 1024-2708 ;EISSN: 2226-8707 ;DOI: 10.12809/hkmj166143 ;PMID: 28839120

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  • Title:
    Occupational stress and burnout among Hong Kong dentists
  • Author: Choy, H B ; Wong, M Cm
  • Subjects: Adult ; Burnout ; Burnout, Professional - psychology ; Coping ; Demographics ; Dentists ; Female ; Hong Kong - epidemiology ; Humans ; Independent variables ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational stress ; Occupational Stress - psychology ; Physician-Patient Relations ; Qualifications ; Questionnaires ; Response rates ; Stress ; Stress, Psychological - psychology ; Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Is Part Of: Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 2017-10, Vol.23 (5), p.480-488
  • Description: Professional burnout has been described as a gradual erosion of a person and may be one of the possible consequences of chronic occupational stress. Although occupational stress has been surveyed among dentists in Hong Kong, no study has been published about burnout in the profession. This study aimed to evaluate burnout among Hong Kong dentists and its association with occupational stress. We surveyed a random sample of 1086 registered dentists in Hong Kong, which formed 50% of the local profession. They were mailed an anonymous questionnaire about burnout and occupational stress in 2015. The questionnaire assessed occupational stress, coping strategies, effects of stress, level of burnout, and socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. Occupational stress assessment concerned 33 stressors in five groups: patient-related, time-related, income-related, job-related, and staff-/technically related. Level of burnout was assessed by the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (22 items) with three scores: emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and personal accomplishment. Completed questionnaires were received from 301 dentists (response rate, 28.3%), of whom 25.4% had a high level of emotional exhaustion, 17.2% had a high level of depersonalisation, and 39.0% had a low level of personal accomplishment. Only 7.0% of respondents, however, had a high level of overall burnout (high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalisation, and low personal accomplishment). A high level of overall burnout was significantly associated with a higher mean score for job-related stressors and lack of postgraduate qualifications (P<0.05). Patient-related stressors are the top occupational stressors experienced by dentists in Hong Kong. In spite of this, a low proportion of dentists have a high level of overall burnout. There was a positive association between occupational stress and level of burnout.
  • Publisher: China: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
  • Language: English;Chinese
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1024-2708
    EISSN: 2226-8707
    DOI: 10.12809/hkmj166143
    PMID: 28839120
  • Source: Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
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