Prevalence of workplace stress and its effect on some physiological parameters among pediatric dentists

Sayed, Maha; Abd Algawad, Randa Youssef; Fakher, Walaa; Sabry, Shaimaa Mohamed

doi:10.21608/adjc.2023.200377.1351

Prevalence of workplace stress and its effect on some physiological parameters among pediatric dentists

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Resident at Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Cairo University

² Pedodontics, faculty of dentistry, Cairo university

³ Associate professor at psychiatry department, faculty of medicine, Cairo university

⁴ pediatric dentistry faculty of dentistry cairo egypt

10.21608/adjc.2023.200377.1351

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of workplace stress among pediatric dentists and its effect on some physiological parameters.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 185 pediatric dentists aged 24 to 36 years old. The physiologic assessment was done by measuring blood pressure and heart rate before and after work. Statistical analysis regarding the values of blood pressure and heart rate before and after work was performed using paired t-tests. Comparisons between non-parametric data (percent change of blood pressure and heart rate) were performed by Kruskall-Wallis test.

Results: The median percent change in systolic pressure after work was zero, While the median percent change in diastolic pressure was 1.18. The median percent change in heart rate after work was -2.35.

Conclusion: The prevalence of workplace stress among pediatric dentists was high but surprisingly, the work environment among pediatric dentists had a slight change in blood pressure and heart rate.

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