Evaluation of the Fear and Anxiety Caused by the COVID-19 Outbreak Among Dentists

Aim: Dental treatment procedures carry a high risk of COVID-19 infection due to face-to-face contact with patients and dental staff, which has a psychological impact on dentists. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fear and anxiety levels of dentists. Ma...

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Published in:Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 2022-02, Vol.11 (1), p.83
Main Authors: BİRANT, Sinem, GÜMÜŞTAŞ, Burak
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dentists
Pandemics
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Summary:Aim: Dental treatment procedures carry a high risk of COVID-19 infection due to face-to-face contact with patients and dental staff, which has a psychological impact on dentists. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fear and anxiety levels of dentists. Materials and Methods: An online cross-sectional questionnaire survey comprising of 8 questions was conducted among dental practitioners of Turkey. Age, gender, education level, working status, dentistry specialty, working situations in the filiation team, professional experience and income status were the demographic variables recorded. The following 8-item scale to assess participants’ fear and anxiety levels in the COVID-19 pandemic was designed. Differences in fear and anxiety level about COVID-19 pandemic based on participants’ demographic characteristics were analyzed with Chi-square test. Results were reported as statistically significant at p
ISSN:2146-9601
2147-2238
DOI:10.53424/balikesirsbd.980946