Authors : F. Andlin Sahaya Sowmiya; Sangeeta Chavan; R Palanivel Pandian; Premkumar P; Subhashini M; Ramalakshmi G

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 9 - September

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24SEP1011

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Abstract : Background: The field of dentistry is renowned not only for its intricate nature and professionalism but also high stress that permeating into realm of sleep health with serious mental health.  Aim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of occupational stress and to explore the dynamics linking occupational stress and sleep disturbances among dental practitioners.  Materials and Methods: An online survey among 181 dentists was conducted in Madurai city using mini dass-12 item scale,modified 19 occupational stressors under 5 categories (cronbach’s α - 0.93,CVI -0.96),coping strategies and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents was also collected. Chi square test and binary logistic regression was used to evaluate the effect.  Results: The prevalence of overall poor sleep quality was 65.7% which was high among anxious(49.6%,) and stressed(35.9%) population. The global PSQI score were found to be associated with anxiety and stress. Patient related stressors like coping with uncooperative patient,time related stressor like long working hours,workload pressure,taking only few breaks,income related factors like insufficient money after all expenses,job stressors like health impact, staff problems and coping strategies like self situation control, doing exercise,yoga and planning social gathering were also found to have statistically significant impact on sleep quality  Conclusion: This study throws light on the fact that various mental health states ,certain stress factors and some coping strategies undergone among dental professionals was linked to their quality of sleep.

Keywords : Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Dental Practitioners, Mini DASS, Pitsburg Sleep Quality Index, Sleep).

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