title: Temporomandibular disorder and anxiety, quality of sleep, and quality of life in nursing professionals.
abstract: To evaluate the association between temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and anxiety, quality of sleep, and quality of life in nursing professionals at the Hospital de Clínicas de Uberlândia of the Universidade Federal de Uberlandia--HCU-UFU (Medical University Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia), four questionnaires were given to nursing professionals. The questionnaires were completed by 160 of these professionals. The Fonseca's questionnaire was used to evaluate the presence and severity of TMD, the IDATE was used to evaluate anxiety, the SAQ was used to evaluate quality of sleep, and the SF-36 was used to evaluate quality of life. Forty-one nurses (25.6%) reported having no TMD (Fonseca's questionnaire score ≤ 15), 66 (41.3%) had mild TMD (Fonseca's questionnaire score 20-40), 39 (24.4%) had moderate TMD (Fonseca's questionnaire score 45-65), and 14 (8.8%) had severe TMD (Fonseca's questionnaire score ≥ 70). According to Fonseca's questionnaire, the presence of TMD was associated with trait anxiety, but the TMD severity was associated with state anxiety classification (mild, moderate, severe). The SAQ score differed significantly from Fonseca classification. The Fonseca's questionnaire score correlated negatively with the score of each dimension of the SF-36 (r = -0.419 to -0.183). We conclude that TMD is common among nursing professionals; its presence was associated with trait anxiety, and its severity was associated with state anxiety. Hence, the presence of TMD may reduce quality of sleep and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occlusion, Fixed Prostheses and Dental Materials, Dental School, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Larissa Kattiney
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental School, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme de Araújo
authors.initials: Gde A
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental School, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Éverton Ribeiro
authors.initials: ÉR
authors.lastname: Lelis
authors.affiliation: Mathematics School, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.affiliation: Department of Occlusion, Fixed Prostheses and Dental Materials, Dental School, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alfredo Júlio
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fernandes Neto
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology