Research Article
Evaluation of Quality of Life among Dental Professionals by Using the WHOQOL-BREF Instrument in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Table 3
Association between sociodemographic factors and different domains of QOL in dentists.
| | Study variables | Physical domain, mean (SD) | value | Psychological domain, mean (SD) | value | Social relationships domain (SD) | value | Environment domain (SD) | value |
| | Gender | | Male | 59.31 (15.31) | 0.632 | 63.23 (15.78) | 0.425 | 68.24 (22.44) | 0.31 | 63.41 (16.99) | 0.363 | | Female | 60.11 (13.91) | 61.76 (16.46) | 65.51 (24.83) | 61.59 (18.19) |
| | Marital status | | Married | 58.88 (14.05) | 0.136 | 61.65 (15.47) | 0.103 | 66.24 (23.61) | 0.335 | 61.75 (16.8) | 0.167 | | Single/divorce | 61.63 (16.13) | 64.94 (17.36) | 69.09 (23.31) | 64.78 (19.13) |
| | Year of graduation | | 0–10 years | 59.24 (15.02) | 0.507 | 60.59 (16.28) | 0.002 | 65.39 (25.11) | 0.071 | 62.67 (17.61) | 0.014 | | 11–20 years | 59.24 (15.2) | 62.25 (15.8) | 66.27 (22.25) | 59.59 (18.17) | | >20 years | 61.9 (12.53) | 69.75 (14.07) | 74.01 (16.89) | 68.44 (14.41) |
| | Type of job |
| | Government job | 57.38 (12.91) | 0.068 | 63.27 (16.01) | 0.619 | 66.59 (23.06) | 0.818 | 63.48 (18.36) | 0.561 | | Private job | 60.67 (15.35) | 62.29 (16.1) | 67.25 (23.77) | 62.23 (17.16) |
| | Qualification | | General dentists | 60.01 (15.03) | 0.049 | 59.8 (16.73) | 0.003 | 63.65 (24.62) | 0.016 | 59.61 (17.71) | 0.002 | | Specialists | 57.15 (15.15) | 66.1 (14.53) | 71.28 (22.52) | 67.05 (16.32) | | Consultants | 63.57 (11.38) | 66.01 (14.66) | 71.33 (19.1) | 64.93 (17.23) |
| | Basic dental qualification from: | | Government college | 59.22 (14.57) | 0.479 | 63.02 (16.14) | 0.525 | 66.17 (22.8) | 0.38 | 62.69 (16.62) | 0.918 | | Private college | 60.45 (14.97) | 61.81 (15.98) | 68.62 (24.79) | 62.47 (19.1) |
| | Average monthly income | | Less than 10,000 SAR | 60.43 (15.15) | 0.545 | 61.12 (16.67) | 0.454 | 66.96 (21.99) | 0.951 | 61.11 (16.98) | 0.55 | | 10,000–20,000 SAR | 58.42 (15.23) | 62.33 (13.96) | 67.59 (24.5) | 62.53 (15.54) | | More than 20,000 SAR | 60.26 (13.85) | 63.95 (17.46) | 66.6 (23.88) | 63.83 (19.63) |
| | Medical illness | | Yes | 57.18 (13.72) | 0.322 | 56.81 (16.17) | 0.035 | 56.99 (25.46) | 0.012 | 56.65 (14.58) | 0.046 | | No | 59.93 (14.8) | 63.22 (15.96) | 68.15 (23.07) | 63.26 (17.71) |
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Statistically significant. |
