Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the influential factors for the quality of life of 151 dental hygienists. Average score were job stress $2.84{\pm}0.60$, social support $3.97{\pm}0.52$ and quality of life $3.18{\pm}0.35$ In terms of the quality of life, there were significant gaps according to age, marital status, the type of workplace, education and economic status. In social support significant difference were found according to age, the type of workplace and work system. In job stress, economic status made significant differences to that. Among the sub-factors of the quality of life, the dental hygienists who worked in public dental clinics led a life of higher quality than those who worked in hospitals in terms of physical and psychological health. In terms of social relationships, the dental hygienists who received graduate-school education led a life of better quality than the college graduates. In terms of environments, the 30-34 age group led a life of better quality than the 25-29 age group, and those who worked in public dental clinics led a life of better quality than the others. Those who received graduate-school education led a life of better quality than the junior-college graduates and the college graduates, and the group whose annual income was between 30 and 39 million won led a life of higher quality than the others. In terms of the overall quality of life, the group that worked for five days a week was ahead of the other that worked for five days a week. As a result of analyzing what factors affected the quality of life, emotional support, material support were identified as the variables to have a significant impact on that.
일부 지역 치과위생사를 대상으로 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 관련 요인들을 알아보고자 대상자의 일반적 특성 및 삶의 질, 사회적 지지, 직무스트레스를 치과위생사 151명을 대상으로 하였다. 연구 결과, 평균 직무 스트레스는 $2.84{\pm}0.60$점, 사회적 지지 $3.97{\pm}0.52$점, 삶의 질 $3.18{\pm}0.35$점으로 나타났다. 삶의 질 영역에서는 연령, 결혼상태, 근무기관, 교육정도, 경제적 상태, 사회적 지지 영역에서는 연령, 근무기관, 근무형태, 직무 스트레스 영역에서는 경제적 상태에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 삶의 질 하부 영역별로는 신체적 건강영역에서는 병원에 근무하는 그룹보다 보건소에 근무하는 그룹, 심리적 건강영역에서는 보건소에서 근무하는 그룹과 연봉 3000만원이상 집단, 사회적 관계영역에서는 대학원 졸업 그룹, 환경 영역에서는 30~34세 그룹이, 보건소에 근무하는 그룹이, 대학원 졸업 그룹이, 3000~3900만원 그룹, 전반적 삶의 질 영역에서는 주 5일 근무하는 그룹이 삶의 질이 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인 분석 결과 부적절한 보상과 정서적 지지, 물질적 지지가 유의한 영향을 미쳤다.