A Study on the Self Perceived Fatigue of Dental Hygiene Students in Clinical Practice

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.

일부 치위생과 학생의 임상실습 시 경험하는 피로수준에 관한 연구

본 연구는 임상실습을 경험한 치위생과 재학생 262명을 대상으로 피로수준을 파악하여 임상실습을 효과적으로 수 행할 수 있도록 하고자 2013년 1월부터 9월까지 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 조사 분석하였다. 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 조사대상자의 피로수준의 하위영역별 평균점수는 전반적 피로도가 $41.74{\pm}9.06$점, 일상생활기능장애가 $28.34{\pm}7.03$점, 상황적 피로도가 $22.45{\pm}7.21$점으로 나타났다. 2. 피로수준은 주관적 건강상태가 건강하지 못하다는 군에서(p=0.000), 전공만족도가 불만족군에서(p=0.000), 임상실습만족도가 불만족군에서(p=0.000) 임상실습기간은 5주 이상 군에서(p=0.000), 1일 평균 환자수는 100명 이상인 군에서(p=0.000), 직원갈등은 갈등이 있는 군에서(p=0.000), 규칙적 운동여부는 규칙적인 운동을 하지 않는 비운동군에서(p=0.016) 유의하게 높았다. 3. 다중회귀분석을 실시한 결과, 피로수준에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 주관적인 건강상태, 임상실습만족도, 임상실습기간, 1일 평균 환자수, 직원갈등이 유의한 변수로 선정되었으며 이들 변수에 대한 설명력은 44.5%였다. 이상의 연구결과를 종합하여 볼 때 치위생과 학생들의 피로수준을 감소시켜 임상실습을 효율적으로 수행할 수 있도록 하기 위해서는 임상실습교육자들이 공동체 의식을 가지고 임상실습 시 피로 개선을 위한 프로그램 개발 및 실천과 같은 노력이 시급할 것으로 본다. 또한 피로에 영향을 주는 다양한 변수를 확인하는 추후 심층연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.