Perfil valórico de los estudiantes de sexto a décimo semestre de la facultad de odontología de la universidad Santo Tomás

Abstract

Introduction: The student's value profile is a fundamental pillar for the development of future professionals in dentistry, values represent the basis for the training of students and these according to the progress in higher education, currently students face diverse ethical dilemmas which they do not know how to deal with due to different shortcomings, when they face university life the can acquire maturity to overcome them, finish their career completely to be good health professionals. Objective: To determine the value profile of dentistry students from VI to X semester of the faculty of dentistry of the Santo Tomás University. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional analytical observational study was conducted, the study population was 407 students, the sample was 197 students, the inclusion criteria were students legally of age and enrolled in adult dental clinics, the evaluated sociodemographic variables were age, sex, region of origin, socioeconomic stratum, semester, and variables of the value profile, the instrument used was the adaptation for Chile of the study of value of Schwartz and Bilsky, in 1991. It is a questionnaire divided into 2 groups of values, the first is called terminal values and the second is called instrumental values, each value starts from 11 different domains, the modified statistical tests for the relationship of domains with qualitative sociodemographic variables were, sum rank test, student T, kruskal wallis and the anova test. In the relationship of the domains with age, the Spearman test and the Pearson correlation are verified. Results: 24.87% were men and 75.13% women, the average age was 21 years old, 40.1% of the participants were from upper-middle class (stratum four) and 81.73% of those participants belonged to the Andean region, in the students predominate the next domains: self-direction, conformity and benevolence. When relating the sociodemographic variables with the domains it is evident that the relationship of the domains hedonism (P = 0.041), spirituality (P = 0.021) and stimulus (P = 0.040) with the sex variable, showed a statistically significant difference, taking into account that in the hedonism and stimulus domains a greater importance is detected for men, since you chose these domains as a guide for your life. When performing the analysis with the semester variable, the domains spirituality (P = 0.023), benevolence (P = 0.022) and conformity (P = 0.002) a statistically significant difference was detected, referencing the importance attributed to good manners, respect and social order, nonetheless in the seventh semester students the domain spirituality prevailed showing the relevance of devotion and spiritual habits in their lives. Conclusions: The value profile of the participants match with those values that seek the good of their patient, and the self-tranquility, they have affinity with those values such as good manners, respect and social order, values that are paramount in clinical practice.