title: Quality of life among dentists in teaching hospitals in South Canara, India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper reports on the quality of life among dentists using World Health Organization Abbreviated Instrument for Quality of Life Assessment, comprising 26 items which measure the following broad domains: Physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The instrument was self-administered among dentists in four teaching dental institutions. A total of 191 questionnaires were given out. Of those, 187 were consented and answered, making up a response rate of 97.9%. The internal consistency of the questionnaire, measured by Cronbach's alpha was estimated at 0.75.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Highest mean score was seen for Domain 3 (Social relationships) (16.15 + 2.38) and the least score was for Domain 4 (Environment) (14.72 + 2.12). Higher proportions of respondents rated their quality of life as good (65.1 percent), and also majority of dentists (63.5 percent) were satisfied with their health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Quality of life recognizes the value of an individual's health in the broader psychologic and social aspects of his/her life. In this study, the overall rating of quality of life among dentists in teaching hospitals is good.
authors: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. doshidolar@yahoo.com
authors: Dolar
authors: D
authors: Doshi
authors: Animesh
authors: A
authors: Jain
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Vinaya
authors: Shashidhar
authors: S
authors: Kotian
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008603:Mental Health; D008606:Mental Processes; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult