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Occupational burnout and depression among paediatric dentists in the United States
Author(s) -
Chohan Leena,
Dewa Carolyn S.,
ElBadrawy Wafa,
Nainar S. M. Hashim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1111/ipd.12634
Subject(s) - depersonalization , burnout , emotional exhaustion , medicine , depression (economics) , workforce , occupational stress , occupational burnout , clinical psychology , psychiatry , family medicine , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
Background Paediatric dentists in the United States may be at greater risk for occupational burnout and/or depression because of chronic stress associated with provision of paediatric dental care and increasing prevalence of females in the workforce. Aims To determine the prevalence of occupational burnout and/or depression among US paediatric dentists. Design A self‐administered online anonymous survey was sent to members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (n = 4735). The questionnaire consisted of seven demographic items, 22 items of Maslach Burnout Inventory (Three subscales: Emotional exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal accomplishment), and eight items of Patient Health Questionnaire‐8. Results The survey had a response rate of 11.4% (females = 53%). Twenty‐three per cent of respondents had high emotional exhaustion while fewer respondents had high depersonalization (12%) or low personal accomplishment (10%). Nine per cent fulfilled the study's definition of occupational burnout (high emotional exhaustion + high depersonalization). Seven per cent of respondents had moderate‐to‐severe depression and showed significant correlations ( P < .05) with high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization and low personal accomplishment. Two out of five respondents with occupational burnout also had moderate‐to‐severe depression. There were no gender differences in prevalence of burnout or depression. Conclusions Few paediatric dentists had occupational burnout and/or depression.