A Study on Job Stress and Eating Behavior and Habits of Dental Hygienists

치과위생사의 직무스트레스와 식행동 및 식습관에 관한 연구

  • Koong, Hwa-Soo (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Min (Department of Dental Hygiene, Sahmyook Health University)
  • 궁화수 (건양대학교 의과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 김성민 (삼육보건대학교 치위생과)
  • Published : 2012.10.31

Abstract

Study the effect of stress factors and increases in stress at work on the changes in eating behavior and habits and the influence of these changes on the health of dental hygienists. Use the responses of 273 dental hygienists who work in or around the Seoul area after surveying them by post or face to face. The biggest reason for skipping breakfast was having no time (60.4%) and the most desired change in eating habits was over eating (33.0%) while 51.6% responded that they over ate or binge ate due to stress. The largest stress factor was work load 39.6% and subjects responded that after stress the amount of food consumed increased very much for 12.1%, very for 49.8%, indicating increased food consumption than usual. The group with the most job stress had a high level of self stress awareness (p<0.001), nervousness (p<0.01), back pains (p<0.001), optical fatigue (p<0.01), headache (p<0.01) and indigestion (p<0.01). The higher the job stress, the poorer the eating behavior was (p<0.01) and job stress was high for dental hygienists working in dental clinics with less than three dental hygienists (p<0.05). Low eating behavior scores could be seen in groups that took 4 night shifts per week (p<0.05). Job stress scores for high for groups with no break time during work (p<0.001) and these groups showed low eating behavior scores (p<0.01). Furthermore, if high levels of self stress awareness was present, job stress was very high (p<0.001) and eating behavior scores were the lowest (p<0.05). Job stress of dental hygienists impede the eating behavior and habits therefore has a negative influence on their health. There is a need for more efforts to solve this problem and thus maintain the health of dental hygienists.

본 연구는 서울 및 서울 근교지역에서 치위생 업무를 수행하는 치과위생사 273명을 대상으로 직무스트레스 점수, 식행동 점수, 근무환경, 식습관, 스트레스 관련 요인을 조사하여 치과위생사의 건강증진을 위한 기초 자료로 쓰고자 하며, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 조사대상자의 연령은 25세 이하 46.5%, 26~30세 38.1%로 나타났으며, 교육수준은 전문대 졸업이 71.4%로 가장 많았다. 근무형태는 치과위생사 7명 이상 치과의원이 33.0%, 치과병원 28.2%로 나타났고, 치과위생사 총 경력은 1~3년 38.1%, 3~5년 18.7%, 월 급여는 151~200만원이 46.9%로 가장 많게 나타났다. 2. 식습관과 관련된 요인에서 아침식사를 거르는 주된 원인으로 60.4%가 '시간이 없어서'로 응답하였고, 식습관 중 개선하기 원하는 것은 33.0%가 과식을 꼽았으며, 과식 혹은 폭식을 하는 경우는 51.6%가 스트레스 때문이라고 응답하였다. 3. 본인 스트레스 자각 정도는 15.8%가 스트레스를 '매우 많이', 43.2%가 '많이 느낀다'고 응답하였고, 스트레스 원인으로 39.6%가 업무량을, 동료관계가 28.2%로 나타났다. 스트레스 해결방법은 39.9%가친구들과 수다로 가장 많이 해결하고 있으며, 스트레스 시 선호하는 맛은 매운맛 54.2%로 가장 높았고, 스트레스 후 식사 섭취량의 증가는 12.1%가 평소보다 매우 많이, 49.8%가 평소보다 많이 먹는 것으로 조사되었다. 4. 직무스트레스가 높은 상위 그룹에서 본인 스트레스 자각 정도가 높게 나타났다(p<0.001). 5. 직무스트레스 점수가 높은 군에서 신경예민(p<0.01), 허리 통증(p<0.001), 눈의 피로(p<0.01), 두통(p<0.01), 소화불량(p<0.01)을 경험하고 있어, 직무스트레스가 건강에 영향을 끼치고 있음이 드러났다. 6. 직무스트레스와 식행동의 관계에서는 직무스트레스가 높을수록 식행동이 불량한 것(p<0.01)으로 조사 되었고, 사후분석(LSD)을 실시한 결과 Middle rank>Middle rank>High rank 순으로 직무스트레스가 식습관 정도에 대해 차이(p<0.05)가 있는 것을 알 수 있다. 7. 치과위생사 3명 이하 치과의원에서 직무스트레스 점수가 높았고(p<0.05), 식행동 점수도 낮게 나타났으며, 주 4일 야간진료를 하는 그룹에서 직무스트레스가 높고, 식행동 점수도 낮게 나타났다(p<0.05). 근무 중 휴식 시간이 없는 경우 직무스트레스 점수가 높게 나타났고(p<0.001), 식행동 점수도 낮게 드러났으며(p<0.01), 스트레스 자각을 매우 많이 느끼는 경우 직무스트레스 점수가 가장 높게 나타났으며(p<0.001), 식행동 점수도 가장 불량하게 조사되었다(p<0.05). 직무스트레스가 식행동 및 식습관뿐만 아니라 건강상태에도 불량하게 영향을 끼치는 것으로 확인 되었기에 각 사업장에서는 치과위생사의 건강증진을 위해 다양한 방안을 모색할 필요가 있다.

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