Relationship assessment between mood disorders, headaches, and temporomandibular disorders in healthcare workers post-COVID-19 pandemic
Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between depression, anxiety, and stress levels, headaches, and symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorders in healthcare professionals in a post-pandemic setting. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted through an online questionnaire was distributed a...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Medicina Dentária
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial |
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| Online Access: | http://administracao.spemd.pt/app/assets/imagens/files_img/1_19_642abc6200aa0.pdf |
| Summary: | Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between depression, anxiety, and stress levels, headaches, and symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorders in healthcare professionals in
a post-pandemic setting.
Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted through an online questionnaire was distributed among healthcare professionals in Mainland Portugal. The sample’s characterization was
undertaken according to sociodemographic parameters. The following assessment instruments were used: 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) for emotional
parameters, namely depression, anxiety, and stress; International Classification of Headache
Disorders (ICHD-3) for headache disorders; Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) for temporomandibular joint dysfunction symptoms. Inferential analysis
was performed using phi, Cramer’s V, and gamma tests.
Results: The sample comprised 118 individuals (93.2% female, 6.8% male). Results showed a
prevalence of 38.1% for depression, 51.7% for anxiety, and 39.8% for stress. Regarding headaches, a prevalence of 62.7% was reported. Symptoms of temporomandibular disorders had
a prevalence of 50%. Significant differences were found between headache and stress
(p=0.034), headache and temporomandibular joint disorders symptoms (p=0.002), and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and depression (p=0.009), anxiety (p=0.003), and stress
levels (p=0.014).
Conclusions: There seems to be a positive correlation between headaches and stress levels,
between temporomandibular disorders symptoms and all psychosocial parameters, and
between temporomandibular disorder symptoms and headaches. Data suggests that these
symptoms worsened after the pandemic. |
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| ISSN: | 1646-2890 1647-6700 |