Dental Nurses’ Mental Health in Germany: A Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Several studies have found a rise in the rate of psychological discomfort among healthcare personnel since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between psychological variables of anxiety, depression, stress, avoidance, intrusion and hyperarousal and several fac...
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doaj-3a38263e9c254798a1f291cab03ccd632021-08-06T15:23:47ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-07-01188108810810.3390/ijerph18158108Dental Nurses’ Mental Health in Germany: A Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 PandemicMohamed Mekhemar0Sameh Attia1Christof Dörfer2Jonas Conrad3Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Kiel University, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Haus B, 24105 Kiel, GermanyDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Klinik Str. 33, 35392 Giessen, GermanyClinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Kiel University, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Haus B, 24105 Kiel, GermanyClinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Kiel University, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, Haus B, 24105 Kiel, GermanySeveral studies have found a rise in the rate of psychological discomfort among healthcare personnel since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between psychological variables of anxiety, depression, stress, avoidance, intrusion and hyperarousal and several factors among German dental nurses. For this poll, dental nurses were asked nationwide to take part via an online-based survey from July 2020 to January 2021. This survey gathered data on demographics, as well as psychological assessments through the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) instrument, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). The correlations between DASS-21/IES-R ratings and sociodemographic data were investigated using univariate analyses (Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests). Single comparisons were performed using the Dunn–Bonferroni post hoc test if a relevant test result was significant followed by multiple linear regressions. Furthermore, 252 dental nurses took part in the study and showed overall normal or mild results of all psychological variables. Having immune-deficiency or chronic diseases, employment at a dental practice, being married, having no children and seeing the pandemic as a financial threat were presented as significant risk factors (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) with higher DASS-21 and IES-R scores. These results emphasize the aspects that must be considered to safeguard German dental nurses’ mental wellbeing during the crisis.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/15/8108COVID-19dental assistantsmental healthanxietydepressionrisk factors |
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Dental Nurses’ Mental Health in Germany: A Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Dental Nurses’ Mental Health in Germany: A Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Dental Nurses’ Mental Health in Germany: A Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Dental Nurses’ Mental Health in Germany: A Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Dental Nurses’ Mental Health in Germany: A Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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dental nurses’ mental health in germany: a nationwide survey during the covid-19 pandemic |
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Several studies have found a rise in the rate of psychological discomfort among healthcare personnel since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between psychological variables of anxiety, depression, stress, avoidance, intrusion and hyperarousal and several factors among German dental nurses. For this poll, dental nurses were asked nationwide to take part via an online-based survey from July 2020 to January 2021. This survey gathered data on demographics, as well as psychological assessments through the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) instrument, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). The correlations between DASS-21/IES-R ratings and sociodemographic data were investigated using univariate analyses (Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests). Single comparisons were performed using the Dunn–Bonferroni post hoc test if a relevant test result was significant followed by multiple linear regressions. Furthermore, 252 dental nurses took part in the study and showed overall normal or mild results of all psychological variables. Having immune-deficiency or chronic diseases, employment at a dental practice, being married, having no children and seeing the pandemic as a financial threat were presented as significant risk factors (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) with higher DASS-21 and IES-R scores. These results emphasize the aspects that must be considered to safeguard German dental nurses’ mental wellbeing during the crisis. |
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COVID-19 dental assistants mental health anxiety depression risk factors |
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