Objective: Stress and anxiety levels during dental education can have a negative impact on students' performance and motivation. Therefore, peer support is believed to enhance students'psychological well-being during the education process, which may increase their participation and success in dental education. The study aimed to determine whether peer support could reduce the levels of stress and anxiety experienced by dental students during practical training at the endodontic clinic. Material and Methods: The study included 4th-year dental students who received practical training at the endodontics clinic. The participants were divided into two groups: those who received peer support (study group) (n=24) and those who did not (control group) (n=24). The ''Clinical Stress Questionnaire'' (CSQ) and ''State-Trait Anxiety Inventory'' (STAI-S, STAI-T) were administered to both groups at the pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22. Results: The comparison between the post-test and pretest inventories revealed that peer support resulted in a significant reduction in state anxiety scores (STAI-S) within the study group (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in trait anxiety scores (STAI-T) between the study group. Additionally, the study group exhibited a statistically significant decrease in the total mean score for the CSQ on the post-test compared to the pre-test (p<0.05). Conclusions: Peer support can reduce students' STAI-S and CSQ scores during education. However, peer support did not significantly affect students' STAI-T levels during education. Further studies are needed to assess the anxiety and stress levels of students in the endodontic clinic.
Keywords: Anxiety; dental stress analysis; dental clinics; endodontics
Amaç: Diş hekimliği eğitimi sırasında stres ve kaygı düzeyleri öğrencilerin performansını ve motivasyonunu olumsuz etkileyebilir. Bu nedenle, akran desteklerinin öğrencilerin psikolojik refahını artırarak eğitim sürecindeki katılım ve başarılarını artırabileceği düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, endodonti kliniğinde uygulamalı eğitim alan diş hekimliği öğrencilerinin, pratik eğitimi sırasında stres ve kaygı düzeylerini azaltıp azaltamayacağını belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma, endodonti kliniğinde pratik eğitim alan dördüncü sınıf diş hekimliği öğrencilerini içermektedir. Katılımcılar, akran desteği alanlar (çalışma grubu) (n=24) ve almayanlar (kontrol grubu) (n=24) olmak üzere iki gruba ayrılmıştır. ''Klinik Stres Anketi'' [Clinical Stress Questionnaire (CSQ)] ve ''Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Envanteri'' [State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S, STAI-T)] her iki gruba da ön test ve son testte uygulanmıştır. Veriler SPSS 22 kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Son test ve ön test sonuçları arasındaki karşılaştırma, akran desteğinin çalışma grubunda durumluk kaygı puanlarında (STAI-S) önemli bir azalmaya neden olduğunu göstermiştir (p<0.05). Ancak, çalışma grubunda sürekli kaygı puanları (STAI-T) arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır. Ek olarak çalışma grubu, ön test ile karşılaştırıldığında son testte toplam ortalama CSQ puanında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir azalma göstermiştir (p<0.05). Sonuç: Akran desteği, öğrencilerin eğitim sırasındaki STAI-S ve CSQ puanlarını azaltabilir. Ancak, akran desteğinin öğrencilerin eğitim sırasındaki STAI-T seviyelerini anlamlı bir şekilde etkilemediği görülmüştür. Endodonti kliniğindeki öğrencilerin kaygı ve stres düzeylerini değerlendirmek için daha fazla çalışma gerekmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Anksiyete; dental stres analizi; diş klinikleri; endodonti
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