The Relationship between Professional Variables and Burnout Syndrome in Brazilian Dentists during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Marcelo Salmazo Castro, Gabriela de Figueiredo Meira, Rharessa Gabrielly Ferreira Mendes, Ana Virgínia Santana Sampaio Castilho, Leonardo de Aguiar Trench, Conrado Rodrigues Segalla, Mario Vianna Vettore and Silvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-Peres ()
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Marcelo Salmazo Castro: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil
Gabriela de Figueiredo Meira: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil
Rharessa Gabrielly Ferreira Mendes: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil
Ana Virgínia Santana Sampaio Castilho: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil
Leonardo de Aguiar Trench: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil
Conrado Rodrigues Segalla: Philosophy of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05015-000, SP, Brazil
Mario Vianna Vettore: Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Vennelyst Boulevard 9, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Silvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-Peres: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: Burnout syndrome (BS) is a highly prevalent occupational disease among dentists who, during the COVID-19 pandemic, have been at greater risk of contracting the disease, generating stress and distancing. The aim of this study was to assess the association of social conditions, professional factors and perceptions of COVID-19 with Burnout Syndrome. This was a cross-sectional study of 302 Brazilian dentists working in the clinical and private sectors. The professionals completed the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory online and answered sociodemographic and professional questions and questions related to their perception of the pandemic. Poisson regression with unadjusted and adjusted robust variance was used to estimate the association between burnout syndrome (dependent variable) and the independent variables. The presence of BS was strongly associated with age, training in a private institution, professionals who claimed to have sufficient protective knowledge and fear of being contaminated by SARS-CoV-2 during patient care ( p < 0.05). The findings of this study show that there has been an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the occurrence of Burnout syndrome in dentists, especially, those who worked in the public sector and those who were afraid to work with other health professionals.

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; burnout; professional; dentists (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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