Fatores estressores entre estudantes de graduação em Odontologia de uma universidade pública estadual

Isabela Antunes de Medeiros; Fernanda Lopez Rosell; Aylton Valsecki Júnior; Elaine Pereira da Silva Tagliaferro; Silvio Rocha Corrêa da Silva

doi:10.30979/BrazJDentEduc.v25.2423

Authors

Isabela Antunes de Medeiros Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4035-209X
Fernanda Lopez Rosell Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6270-9168
Aylton Valsecki Júnior Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1776-0925
Elaine Pereira da Silva Tagliaferro Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Silvio Rocha Corrêa da Silva Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0227-8896

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30979/BrazJDentEduc.v25.2423

Keywords:

Health, Occupational Stress, Students Dental

Abstract

The aim of the study was to identify stressors among students at the School of Dentistry according to gender and stage of course. Stress data was collected using the Dental Environment Stress (DES) questionnaire, answered by 78.1% of the students enrolled. Group comparisons were performed using the Mann-Whitney test with a significance level of 5%. Results were evaluated according to stage of course (pre-clinical and clinical) and gender. The mean value on the DES was 2.7, classified as moderately stressful. Students involved in clinical activities had higher values (2.9) than pre-clinical students (2.4) (p<0.0001). Scores were also higher among females (2.8) than males (2.4) (p<0.0001). All items of the domain "professional difficulties", related to learning difficulties and insecurity about professional future, exhibited statistically significant gender differences. Results showed that students perceived different stressors on the course.