Assessing Fear and Anxiety of Corona Virus Among Dental Practitioners

Suryakumari, V. B. P.; Reddy, Yugandhar P.; Yadav, Sarjeev Singh; Doshi, Dolar; Reddy, V. Surekha

doi:10.1017/dmp.2020.350

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“…Details and outcomes related to the mental health of included articles are provided in Table 1 . 3 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 All 22 cross-sectional studies were carried out in the Indian population, with age ranging from 12 to 82 years, and the majority of study participants were above 18 years. These 22 studies enrolled a total of 9947 participants, including 5542 (55.7%) males and 4405 (44.3%) females.…”

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“… Mean age: 28.95 108 (27.69%) Online survey DASS-21 Depression >9, Anxiety >7, Stress >14 Depression, anxiety & stress Roy et al 31 June- 2020 Across India Cross-sectional 662 General population Mean age: (29.09 ± 8.83) 322 (48.64%) Online survey Self-reported questionnaire - Sleep difficulties, paranoia and distress. Sahu et al 32 May- 2020 Across India Cross-sectional 611 Orthopaedic surgeons – 611 (100%) Online anonymous survey Validated questionnaire using face validation and content validation techniques of Lawshe criterion - Stress Sharma AJ et al 33 September- 2020 Across India Cross-sectional study 282 Indian citizen – 175 (62.06%) Online survey GAD-7 & CESD-D scale - Depression & anxiety Sharma N et al 34 October-2020 Across India Cross-sectional 537 Women professionals Mean age: 32.78 – Online questionnaire form 36-item questionnaire - Mental health affected Suryakumari et al 35 …”

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COVID-19 pandemic and psychological wellbeing among health care workers and general population: A systematic-review and meta-analysis of the current evidence from India

Singh

Bajpai²,

Kaswan³

2021

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared as pandemic and measures adopted for its control included quarantine of at-risk, isolation of infected along with other measures such as lockdown, restrictions on movement, and social interactions. Both the pandemic and these measures have the potential to cause mental health problems among individuals. Objective The present study aimed to investigate and estimate the prevalence of psychological well-being, particularly from an Indian perspective using systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature. Methods We searched in the PubMed database, starting from the onset of the current pandemic and until 10th October 2020 to synthesize evidence on mental health outcomes from India. DerSimonian and Laird method of the random-effects meta-analysis was employed and heterogeneity between studies was assessed using the Chi-square based Cochran's Q statistic and I-squared (I 2 ) statistics. Results The pooled prevalence of stress in nine studies was 60.7% (95% CI: 42.3%–77.7%), depression in eight studies was 32.7% (95% CI: 24.6%–41.3%), anxiety in six studies was 34.1% (95% CI: 26.3%–42.3%) and sleep disturbances in six studies was 26.7% (95% CI: 13.9%–41.8%). As expected, high heterogeneity was observed in the above-mentioned outcomes. Sub-group analysis showed that Health Care Workers (HCWs) had a higher prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression & psychological distress in comparison to the general population. Conclusion A significant impact on psychological well-being during COVID-19 was observed in India as common adverse outcomes were stress (61%), psychological distress (43%), anxiety (34%), depression (33%), and sleep disturbances (27%). Thus the COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented threat to mental health, which should become a priority for public health strategies.

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COVID-19 pandemic and psychological wellbeing among health care workers and general population: A systematic-review and meta-analysis of the current evidence from India

Singh

Bajpai²,

Kaswan³

2021

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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“…In the current situation, many of the graduating dental students feel fearful of being infected with COVID-19 or transmitting the disease to others during their dental practice; this fear and anxiety may be due to being unaware about the necessary precautions and infection control procedures that should be followed to keep them safe and decrease the risk of being infected and that highlights the importance of being aware with the recent guidelines (Meng et al 2020 ; Suryakumari et al 2020 ).…”

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Awareness and knowledge of undergraduate dental students about the signs and symptoms of Corona viral infection (COVID-19), and the required infection control measures to prevent its spread

Sharaf

Kabel

2021

Bull Natl Res Cent

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Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is considered a highly contagious disease with flu-like symptoms and causing relatively high level of death. It can be transmitted from a person to another through droplets and that makes the dentists at high risk of infection. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to assess the awareness and knowledge of dental students about the signs and symptoms of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and to evaluate their awareness about the required infection control measures during the dental treatment to control the spread of the disease. A questionnaire was formed using Google forms and distributed among dental students and interns in different universities in Cairo, Egypt. Questions were about signs and symptoms of COVID-19, attitude of the dentists toward dental treatment of suspected patients and the required personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection control measures at the dental clinic. Results The majority of the participants strongly agreed/agreed that COVID-19 is a highly dangerous disease, Participants reported that the most common symptom is difficulty in breathing (89.4%) followed by fever (84.4%). Face shield was the most recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) during dental treatment (98.6%) followed by disposable gown (96.3%). The majority of participants (84.8%) recommended using 70% ethyl alcohol as the first method to disinfect surfaces in between dental visits, followed by sodium hypochlorite. Conclusions Dental students and interns in Cairo, Egypt, have good knowledge and awareness about COVID-19 and the necessary precautions required to provide adequate dental treatment for the patients during the pandemic COVID-19; however, the importance of infection control should be highlighted for both clinical and preclinical dental students, to provide safe dental treatment to the patients as well as protection of the dentists and healthcare workers.

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“…This indicate the significance of awareness of the guidelines of COVID-19. 11 Therefore current study was undertaken to assess the awareness and knowledge of dental students related to the signs & symptoms of (CʘVID-19) and to check awareness of undergraduate students related to the required preventive measures that should be followed during the dental procedures to avoid the transmission of CȮVID-19.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness and Attitude of COVID-19 among Pakistani Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Siddique¹,

Maqbool²,

Ali³

et al. 2021

PJMHS

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Objective: To assess the knowledge, awareness and attitude of covid-19 among Pakistani dental students. Design of the Study: It’s a cross-sectional study. Study Settings: This study was carried out at HBS Dental College, Islamabad & Rawal Institute of Health Sciences (RIHS), Islamabad from August 2020 to January 2021. Material and Methods: For collection of data, a validated close-ended questionnaire was used. Response of dental students was taken using an electronic based questionnaire distributed through E-mails, Whatsap and Google forms. A total of 305 dental students completed the questionnaire. The questionnaire contained of three demographic features, 21 questions about knowledge, seven items about attitudes, and seven items about preventive measures, adapted from an earlier published questionnaire about corona virus. Convenience sampling technique was applied for collection of data and a response of respondents was presented as %. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS V-23 taking value of p<0.05 as significant. Results of the Study: Present study included a total of 305 participants out of which 120 dental students (39.34%) were males and 185 (60.65%) were females. The majority of the participants i.e., 160 of them belonged to the age group of 17-24 years (52.40%). Almost 60.65% respondents correctly answered about statement of incubation period “2-14 days”, and 83.60% replied that COVID-19 might be present without symptoms. Out of 305 students 97.70% have replied that frequent washing of hands with soap or alcohol mixed hand sanitizer are satisfactory methods to avoid transmission of Corona virus. Conclusion: In this study dental students are satisfactorily aware from the pandemic and its promising consequences. However in this study fear of transferring the COVID-19 infection to their families and friends was a significant concern. Majority of the dental students looked to have adequate awareness about corona virus and precautionary steps taken to avoid from COVID-19 transmission for both patients and dental students. Keywords: COVID-19, corona virus, awareness, knowledge, dental students, questionnaire.

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Assessing Fear and Anxiety of Corona Virus Among Dental Practitioners

Cited by 37 publications

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COVID-19 pandemic and psychological wellbeing among health care workers and general population: A systematic-review and meta-analysis of the current evidence from India

COVID-19 pandemic and psychological wellbeing among health care workers and general population: A systematic-review and meta-analysis of the current evidence from India

Awareness and knowledge of undergraduate dental students about the signs and symptoms of Corona viral infection (COVID-19), and the required infection control measures to prevent its spread

Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness and Attitude of COVID-19 among Pakistani Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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