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Quality of Life and Stress Management in Healthcare Professionals of a Dental Care Setting at a Teaching Hospital in Rome: Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

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  • Fabrizio Guerra

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Denise Corridore

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Margherita Peruzzo

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Barbara Dorelli

    (Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Lucrezia Raimondi

    (University of Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Artnora Ndokaj

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Marta Mazur

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Livia Ottolenghi

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Giuseppe La Torre

    (Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Antonella Polimeni

    (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

In the healthcare environment, more and more people experience work-related stress. The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Sapienza University of Rome, having observed the need to take care of healthcare professionals, has set itself the objective of providing useful tools such as additional and necessary personal protective equipment for healthcare professionals. Objective: To promote health through better management, skills, and the use of strategies and solutions to identify, decompress, and neutralize those responsible for work-related stress mechanisms in order to take care of those who care (CURARE CURANTES). Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted. The participants were enrolled by three departments of the Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Sciences of Rome; in consideration of emotional involvement of health professionals who work there. A motivational program was offered. Results: There were 17 and 16 healthcare professionals in the intervention and control groups, respectively. Levels of the mental composite score (MCS) varied both in the pre–post phase of the intervention group ( p = 0.002), and between the intervention group and control group in the post phase ( p = 0.006). No significant differences were observed for the physical composite score (PCS). Similarly, there were no significant differences regarding the positivity scale (PS) and the two dimensions of work-related stress (job demand and decision latitude). Conclusion: This study demonstrates the efficacy of yoga training practiced directly in the workplace and wearing work clothes, entering the work context, not weighing further on the healthcare workload, and being a way to carry out physical activity even in those cases in which professionals do not have the time to do it in their free time.

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  • Fabrizio Guerra & Denise Corridore & Margherita Peruzzo & Barbara Dorelli & Lucrezia Raimondi & Artnora Ndokaj & Marta Mazur & Livia Ottolenghi & Giuseppe La Torre & Antonella Polimeni, 2022. "Quality of Life and Stress Management in Healthcare Professionals of a Dental Care Setting at a Teaching Hospital in Rome: Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:21:p:13788-:d:951107
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