| Document ID (ISN) | 105391 |
| CIS number |
06-806 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0267-8373 - Work and Stress |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Palliser C.R., Firth H.M., Feyer A.M., Paulin S.M. |
| Title |
Musculoskeletal discomfort and work-related stress in New Zealand dentists |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct.-Dec. 2005, Vol.19, No.4, p.351-359. 49 ref. |
| Abstract |
This cross-sectional questionnaire survey on stressors, psychological distress and musculoskeletal symptoms was carried out among a random sample of 413 New Zealand dentists. The average age of the dentists was 43 years, with 74% being male. The annual prevalence of symptoms was 63% for both the lower back and the neck and 49% for the shoulders. Older dentists were no more likely to suffer musculoskeletal discomfort than younger dentists. The most cited dentistry-specific stressor was "patients having a medical emergency", while "mental demands" was the most cited general work-related stressor. One-fifth of the dentists scored highly for psychological disturbance, which was very similar to the general population. Dentists with high scores for dentistry-specific work-related stressors were more likely to have evidence of psychological disturbance. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
New Zealand; stress factors; dental services; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
neuropsychic stress; mental workload; mental health; neck disorders; mental stress; shoulder; questionnaire survey; cross-sectional study; backache |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | New Zealand |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Mental stress and burnout
|
