TY - JOUR AU - Sajadi, Fatemeh Sadat AU - Aftabi, Reyhaneh AU - Torabi-Parizi, Molouk AU - Adl, Seyed Ali Mizan PY - 2021/11/16 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Assessment of Mental and Spiritual Health Among Iranian Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study JF - Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada JA - Pesqui Bras Odontopediatria Clin Integr VL - 21 IS - SE - DO - UR - https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/749 SP - e0039 AB - <p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the relationship between mental health and spiritual well-being among general and post-graduate dental students. <strong>Material and Methods:</strong> This is a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study conducted on 268 general and post-graduate dental students. Data collection tools included the Mental Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28: General Health Questionnaire) and the Spiritual Health Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by the SPSS version 25 using Independent Samples t-test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, Multiple linear regression with a significant level at 0.05. <strong>Results:</strong> The total score of the Spiritual Health Questionnaire was 71.48 ± 0.507 and the Mental Health Questionnaire was 40.31±0.65. There was a significant difference in the spiritual health status between the general and post-graduate students (p=0.009). Overall, there was a significant positive relationship between the students' spiritual health and mental health (p=0.045), although a significant relationship was evident between mental health and age of the students (p=0.019). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The spiritual health was high in the dental students and Kerman University of medical sciences residents. Also, there was a positive significant relationship between spiritual and mental health.</p> ER -