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General Labor Well-Being in Latin American Dentists during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Teresa Evaristo-Chiyong

    (Grupo de Investigación SAETA, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 15081, Peru)

  • Manuel Antonio Mattos-Vela

    (Grupo de Investigación SAETA, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 15081, Peru)

  • Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez

    (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin 050010, Colombia)

  • Ana del Carmen Armas-Vega

    (Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito 170902, Ecuador)

  • Juan Carlos Cuevas-González

    (Departamento de Estomatología, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez 32320, Mexico)

  • Clarisse Virginia Díaz-Reissner

    (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción 001217, Paraguay)

  • Ana Cristina López Torres

    (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José 11501, Costa Rica)

  • Cecilia María Martínez-Delgado

    (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad CES, Medellin 050021, Colombia)

  • Manuel Amed Paz-Betanco

    (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, León 21000, Nicaragua)

  • María Antonieta Pérez-Flores

    (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile)

  • Sylvia Piovesan-Suárez

    (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11600, Uruguay)

  • Adriana Pistochini

    (Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Maimónides, Buenos Aires C1405BCK, Argentina)

  • Yajaira Romero-Uzcátegui

    (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de los Andes, Mérida 5101, Venezuela)

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the general labor well-being of Latin American dentists according to sociodemographic characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a final sample of 2214 participants from 11 countries. A validated online questionnaire on general work well-being was used (data collection period from 1 June to 10 July 2021), containing two dimensions: psychosocial well-being and collateral effects. The sociodemographic characteristics of the dentists and their perception of the economic impact of the pandemic were also recorded. A multivariate linear regression analysis was performed (hierarchical regression model) to evaluate the joint effect of the explanatory variables on labor well-being and the changes in the variance between each model. A score of psychosocial well-being of 233.6 + 40.2 and collateral effects of 45 + 20.1 was found. Psychosocial well-being was associated with sex, country of origin, academic training achieved, type of dental activity, and perceived impact during the pandemic ( p < 0.05). Somatization was frequently manifested through back pain (88.2%) and muscular tensions (87.2%). Women, those who worked 41 or more hours and had between 1 to 15 years of professional experience presented a greater collateral effect ( p < 0.001). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic a year and a half after it began on the labor well-being of Latin American dentists was evidenced with important interactions with social characteristics.

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  • Teresa Evaristo-Chiyong & Manuel Antonio Mattos-Vela & Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez & Ana del Carmen Armas-Vega & Juan Carlos Cuevas-González & Clarisse Virginia Díaz-Reissner & Ana Cristina López Torres , 2022. "General Labor Well-Being in Latin American Dentists during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(10), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:10:p:6317-:d:821722
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