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KMID : 1023420140140030325
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2014 Volume.14 No. 3 p.325 ~ p.331
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A Study on the Self Perceived Fatigue of Dental Hygiene Students in Clinical Practice
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Han Se-Young
Han Yang-Keum
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the self-perceived fatigue among 262 dental hygiene students, who have recently experienced clinical practice. In this study, a structured self-reported questionnaire was used to assess and analyze the severity of fatigue among the population. This study was performed from January to September in 2013 to effectively encompass clinical practice. The results are as follows: The self-perceived fatigue of the subjects was significantly higher in a subjective unhealthy group than a subjective healthy group (p＝0.000), in a group that was unsatisfied with their program than a group that was satisfied with it (p＝0.000), in a group that had dissatisfaction in clinical practice than a group that had satisfaction with it (p＝0.000), in a group that had over five weekly of clinical practice than a group that didn’t (p＝0.000), in a group that had more than 100 patients a day than a group that didn’t (p＝0.000), in a group that had conflicts between fellow staff than those who didn’t (p＝0.000), in a group that did not exercise regularly than a group that did (p＝0.016). The result of using multiple regression analysis revealed that the variable factors affecting the degree of the self-perceived fatigue were; subjective health status, satisfaction with a clinical practice, the length of clinical practice, the number of patients, and staff conflicts. These variable factors have the explanatory power of 44.5%. In conclusion, to decrease fatigue and allow students in clinical practice to perform effectively, clinical practice educators need to actively participate as a community and develop programs that will decrease the fatigue of students. In addition, in-depth research is needed on the effects of outside factors and variables affecting fatigue.
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KEYWORD
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Clinical practice , Dental hygiene students , Fatigue
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