Risk factors for mental disorders develop early in German students of dentistry
Scholz M, Neumann C, Ropohl A, Paulsen F, Burger PHM (2016)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Journal
Book Volume: 208
Pages Range: 204-207
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2016.06.004
Abstract
PURPOSE: We investigated mental risk factors such as symptoms of burnout and sense of coherence in students of dental medicine at the University of Erlangen in the context of a learning type survey. Our aim was to assess the presence of analogies to the results we had previously determined for students of human medicine. METHODS: We surveyed a total of 163 dentistry students during the first 2.5 years, up to the first state examination. To ensure comparability, the data were collected from all students at the beginning of each semester. Standardized, validated questionnaires on burnout symptoms (Burnout Screening Scales; BOSS-II), sense of coherence (Sense of Coherence Scale; SOC-L9) and learning type according to Kolb were used in the survey. RESULTS: A total of about 90% of the students provided responses to the voluntary survey. The extent and manifest dynamics of the stress levels observed can be characterized as dramatic. Having started out at cognitive and emotional stress levels typical of the normal populace, a massive deterioration of these parameters was observed in the students by the time they were facing their first state examination in the 5th semester. At the same time, their sense of coherence also suffered a pronounced drop-off. No significant learning type-correlated differences were determined in a mean comparison of the measured parameters. CONCLUSION: Based on the results obtained, we see a need for preventive course offerings to students of dentistry to reduce the prevalence of mental disorders in this group. We discern additional potential for enhancement of mental health with courses more specifically geared to the different learning styles among the students.
Authors with CRIS profile
Michael Scholz
Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle und Klinische Anatomie
Carolin Neumann
Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle und Klinische Anatomie
Friedrich Paulsen
Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle und Klinische Anatomie
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Switzerland (CH)How to cite
APA:
Scholz, M., Neumann, C., Ropohl, A., Paulsen, F., & Burger, P.H.M. (2016). Risk factors for mental disorders develop early in German students of dentistry. Annals of Anatomy-Anatomischer Anzeiger, 208, 204-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aanat.2016.06.004
MLA:
Scholz, Michael, et al. "Risk factors for mental disorders develop early in German students of dentistry." Annals of Anatomy-Anatomischer Anzeiger 208 (2016): 204-207.
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