Psychological distress facing the COVID-19 pandemic in dental interns from the Peruvian capital: A cross-sectional study under a multivariable regression model
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2022-12-21Author(s)
Cayo Rojas, César
Córdova Limaylla, Nancy
Ladera-Castañeda, Marysela
Briceño‑Vergel, Gissela
López-Gurreonero, Carlos
Castro Mena, Manuel
Cornejo-Pinto, Alberto
Agromonte-Rosell, Regina
Cervantes-Ganoza, Luis
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Aim: Psychological distress can be considered a maladaptive response
to a stressful situation that occurs when external events or stressors
impose demands that cannot be coped with. Therefore, the aim of the
present study was to evaluate the sociodemographic factors associated with
psychological distress in dental interns from the Peruvian capital facing the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Materials and methods: This analytical, observational, cross-sectional study
was conducted on 392 Stomatology interns from the Peruvian capital from
June to July 2022. The validated COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index
(CPDI) scale to detect the levels of psychological distress consisted of four
dimensions: negative mood, changes in behavior and cognitive skills, fatigue
and hyperreactivity, and somatization. Pearson’s chi-square and Fisher’s exact
test were used for bivariable analysis. In addition, a logit model was used to
assess the influence of variables: sex (X1), age group (X2), marital status (X3),
monthly economic income (X4), working area in the capital city (X5), and living
with people vulnerable to COVID-19 (X6), with the psychological distress levels,
considering a significance p < 0.05.
Results: The prevalence of psychological distress in dental interns was severe
in 6.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 3.9–8.8%] and mild in 37.8% (95%
CI: 33.0–42.6%). According to bivariable analysis, the levels of psychological
distress by COVID-19 were not significantly associated with sex (p = 0.190),
age group (p = 0.418), marital status (p = 0.554), monthly economic income (p
= 0.327), working area in the capital city (p = 0.993), and living with people
vulnerable to COVID-19 (p = 0.134). In addition, according to the logistic
regression analysis, none of the variables studied was considered an influential
factor (p > 0.05) in psychological distress presented by dental interns.
Conclusion: The 44.2% of dental interns from the Peruvian capital presented
psychological distress facing the COVID-19 pandemic, without any of
the possible associated variables of this study significantly aecting this
behavioral disorder.
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