Common mental disorders and mental health-related quality of life among oral health providers

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Keywords:

mental disorders, quality of life, dental auxiliaries, dentists, primary health care, occupational health.

Abstract

Introduction: Few studies are available about common mental disorders and mental health-related quality of life among dental healthcare providers.

Objective: Describe the common mental disorders and the mental health-related quality of life of members of oral health teams from the primary health care section of the Unified Health System in the Metropolitan Region of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted based on the Symptom reporting questionnaire for the evaluation of common mental disorders, the Health questionnaire about health-related quality of life, and a sociodemographic characterization questionnaire.

Results: The study sample was composed of 161 professionals, of whom 59.6% were dentists and 40.4% were dental auxiliaries. Dentists obtained a higher average score in the Symptom reporting questionnaire (p = 0.032), whereas their scores in the mental health domains of the Health questionnaire were lower and significant. Three factors in the Symptom reporting questionnaire exhibited a high negative correlation with the mental health domains of the Health questionnaire.

Conclusions: Dentists presented greater symptoms of common mental disorders and mental health-related quality of life deterioration than dental auxiliaries. It is therefore necessary to implement mental health promotion strategies aimed at members of oral health teams.

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Author Biographies

Carolina Franco de Azevedo, Universidad Federal de Bahía, Facultad de Medicina de Bahía. Salvador de Bahía, Brasil.

Candidata a Maestría, Programa de Posgrado en Salud, Ambiente y Trabajo, Facultad de Medicina de Bahía, Universidad Federal de Bahía, Salvador- BA

Juliane Kely Fagundes Silva, Universidad Federal de Bahía, Instituto de Salud Colectiva. Salvador de Bahía, Brasil.

Candidata a Doctorado, Programa de Posgrado en Salud Colectiva, Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Federal de Bahía, Salvador- BA

Higina Kelly Lemos Nogueira, Universidad Federal de Bahía, Facultad de Medicina de Bahía. Salvador de Bahía, Brasil.

Candidata a Maestría, Programa de Posgrado en Salud, Ambiente y Trabajo, Facultad de Medicina de Bahía, Universidad Federal de Bahía, Salvador- BA

Juliet Rocío Valdelamar Jiménez, Universidad Federal de Bahía, Facultad de Medicina de Bahía. Salvador de Bahía, Brasil.

Candidata a Doctorado, Programa de Posgrado en Medicina y Salud, Facultad de Medicina de Bahía, Universidad Federal de Bahía, Salvador- BA

Carolina Villa Nova Aguiar, Escuela Bahiana de Medicina y Salud Pública. Salvador de Bahía, Brasil.

Profesora asistente, Escuela Bahiana de Medicina y Salud Pública, Salvador, BA, Brasil.

Liliane Lins Kusterer, Universidad Federal de Bahía, Facultad de Medicina de Bahía. Salvador de Bahía, Brasil.

PhD en Patología Humana, Fundación Oswaldo Cruz/Bahía. Post-doctorado en Medicina y Salud Humana, FAPESB. Profesora de tiempo completo en la Facultad de Medicina de Bahía, Universidad Federal de Bahía.

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2022-02-18

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Franco de Azevedo C, Fagundes Silva JK, Lemos Nogueira HK, Valdelamar Jiménez JR, Villa Nova Aguiar C, Silva Menezes M, et al. Common mental disorders and mental health-related quality of life among oral health providers. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2022 Feb. 18 [cited 2025 Apr. 1];59(1):e3548. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/3548

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Vol. 59 No. 1 (2022): JAN- MAR

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