COVID-19 Stressors among Dental Academics at UWIA Caribbean Perspective
Oral
; 1(1): 36-44, Februrary 26, 2021. tab; graf
Artículo
en Inglés
| MedCarib
| ID: biblio-1368368
Biblioteca responsable:
TT5
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is a pandemic that has a ected health care personnel worldwide. Dentists have a high risk of contracting COVID-19 given the face-to-face contact required in daily interactions with their patients. This study aimed to determine the stressors experienced by academic dentists due to the COVID-19 situation in Trinidad and Jamaica. All academic staff at the University of the West Indies (UWI) dental schools (St. Augustine and Mona campuses) were invited to complete a self-reported questionnaire, which was conducted for one month from May to June 2020. Thirty-two dental academics responded and the response rate was 61.54%. More than a third (34.4%) were in the 2535 age group, 71.9% were females. The most common speciality (20.7%) was restorative dentistry. Just over one-third (38.7%) had been in academia for 510 years. Most (40.6%) were apprehensive about infecting their family. When the locus of control was determined, just over half (53.1%) felt they were in control of protecting themselves while 34.4% felt that external factors controlled their lives. The findings suggest that academic sta at UWI dental schools (Trinidad and Jamaica) were stressed by the COVID-19 situation. The vast majority were worried about infecting their families.
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Bases de datos internacionales
Contexto en salud:
ODS3 - Meta 3.3 Poner fin a las enfermedades desatendidas y detener enfermedades transmisibles
Problema de salud:
Neumonía
Base de datos:
MedCarib
Asunto principal:
Trinidad y Tobago
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Odontólogos
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Investigación cualitativa
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Caribe Inglés
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Jamaica
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Trinidad y Tobago
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Oral
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Institución/País de afiliación:
The University of the West Indies/TT
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University of Adelaide/AU