Burnout and occupational participation among turkish dental students.

BURNOUT AND OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION
AMONG TURKISH DENTAL STUDENTS.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2016 Nov;47(6):1343-52
Authors: Eren H, Huri M, Bağış N, Başıbüyük O, Şahin S, Umaroğlu M, Orhan K
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of
burnout and occupational participation limitation among dental students in a
dental school in Turkey. Four hundred fifty-eight dental students (females=153;
males=305) were included in the study. The age range varied from 17-to-38
years. Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Version (MBI-SV) and Canadian Occupational
Performance Measure (COPM) were used to gather data. Descriptive
analyses, t-test, and Kruskall-Wallis test for independent groups were used for
data analyses. The results indicated that 26% of all the students have burnout
in terms of emotional exhaustion (25%), cynicism (18%), and academic efficacy
(14%). The results showed that burnout is statistically significant in relation to
demographics (p<0.05). Twenty-four percent of the students showed considerably
decreased occupational performance and satisfaction scores, which suggested
occupational participation limitations. Occupational performance and satisfaction
scores were inversely correlated with emotional exhaustion and cynicism,
while directly correlated with reduced academic efficacy (p<0.05). The results of
the present study indicates that burnout and occupational partic...

Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 14, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research