Clinical Anxiety among Saudi Postgraduate Pediatric Dentistry Students in Jeddah City
Joint Authors
Almalik, Manal
Alnowaiser, Abeer
Sallam, Jamal
Balkheyour, Yusra
El Meligy, Omar Abdel Sadek
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To determine anxiety in relation to gender, Grade Point Average (GPA), level of education and academic and clinical situations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Also, to identify academic and clinical anxiety levels among postgraduate pediatric dentistry students.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study at governmental training hospitals was conducted.
All registered postgraduate students in pediatric dental programs during the year 2015-2016 were included in the study.
A self-administered questionnaire was distributed electronically to 60 postgraduate pediatric dentistry students aged between 25 and 45 years old.
The questionnaire is composed of 55 questions that investigated demographic data, academic and clinical related situations including investigations, diagnosis, treatment, and complications in treatment.
Results.
The study showed a higher anxiety level in younger age dental students (76.7% compared to 23.3%) and Saudi board residents (60%).
Comparing gender differences in anxiety revealed that a significant difference (P≤0.05) was found and anxiety seems to be more among female dental students (2% very anxious, 64% slightly anxious, and 34% not anxious) as compared to male dental students (8% very anxious, 69% slightly anxious, and 23% not anxious).
Conclusions.
There was increased awareness, detailed understanding, and handling of the patients by senior postgraduate pediatric dentistry students compared to junior students.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Almalik, Manal& Alnowaiser, Abeer& El Meligy, Omar Abdel Sadek& Sallam, Jamal& Balkheyour, Yusra. 2018. Clinical Anxiety among Saudi Postgraduate Pediatric Dentistry Students in Jeddah City. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Almalik, Manal…[et al.]. Clinical Anxiety among Saudi Postgraduate Pediatric Dentistry Students in Jeddah City. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Almalik, Manal& Alnowaiser, Abeer& El Meligy, Omar Abdel Sadek& Sallam, Jamal& Balkheyour, Yusra. Clinical Anxiety among Saudi Postgraduate Pediatric Dentistry Students in Jeddah City. International Journal of Dentistry. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170572
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1170572