The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental healthcare professionals

Shetty, Aditya; Bhat, Raksha; Shetty, Preethesh; Hegde, Mithra N; Nayak, US Krishna; Dsouza, Neevan

doi:10.4103/jioh.jioh_283_20

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“…Furthermore, Zhao et al (2020), suggests that colleagues must support the younger staff who are much more vulnerable to developing anxiety disorders, and providing them with PPE to alleviate their concerns. On the contrary, Sarapultseva et al (2021), Shetty et al (2020), Majeed et al (2021), noted that elderly staff exhibited greater levels of depression than young staff. Sarapultseva et al (2021) noted that health care workers (HCW) aged 51 -64, exhibited highest depression and anxiety score.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The combination of all these factors, could have resulted in Italian dentists experiencing high psychological distress, than their counterparts in other countries (Armocida et al, 2020). It was ascertained by Gasparro et al (2020), Shetty et al (2020); Tysiąc-Miśta and Dziedzic (2020), Majeed et al (2021), Sarialioglu Gungor et al (2021, Mahdee et al (2020), Mekhemar et al (2021), that COVID -19 anxiety and depressive symptoms are more prevalent in females than in males. This finding is further supported in a study conducted by Wang et al (2020), where it was observed that females underwent a greater psychological impact from the COVID -19 outbreak than men, with higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A possible explanation for this, according to the authors, is that this age group represents the pre -retirement age group in Russia, who are most vulnerable to the economic situation. Furthermore, Shetty et al (2020) and Majeed et al (2021), identified that older respondents were relatively anxious in all aspects. The authors attribute this to older respondents having medical comorbidities and other social issues.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, Zhao et al (2020), Sarialioglu Gungor et al (2021, and Mahdee et al (2020), noted that young staff reported of higher depressive symptoms than elderly staff. On the contrary, Sarapultseva, Zolotareva, Kritsky, Nasretdinova and Sarapultsev (2021), Shetty et al (2020), and Majeed et al (2021), noted that elderly staff exhibited greater levels of depression than young staff.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…It was also found by Collin and Whitehead (2021), that psychological distress was attributed to feelings of betrayal, compounded by lost trust in leaders of the profession, and the lack of communication during the pandemic. Gasparro et al (2020), Shetty et al (2020), Tysiąc-Miśta and Dziedzic (2020), Majeed et al (2021), Sarialioglu Gungor et al (2021, Mahdee et al (2020), and Mekhemar et al (2021), found that female dentists seemed to be more concerned with COVID -19, and reported higher depressive symptoms than male dentists. In addition, Zhao et al (2020), Sarialioglu Gungor et al (2021, and Mahdee et al (2020), noted that young staff reported of higher depressive symptoms than elderly staff.…”

Section: Theme 2: Subjective Overloadmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Impact of COVID– 19 on the Psychological Health of Dental Professionals: A Systematic Review

Gohil¹,

Nair²,

Mohammadnezhad³

et al. 2021

GJHS

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BACKGROUND: An outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has influenced every aspect of life. Healthcare workers, especially dentists, are at a high risk of getting infected due to close contact with patients Aim: to identify factors that can affect the psychological health of dental professionals during the COVID – 19 pandemic. METHOD: This systematic review was conducted for the full-text English articles focusing in the field of dentistry, specifically looking at the impact of COVID – 19 on the psychological health of dental professionals, from January 1st 2020 to April 1st 2021. RESULTS: A total of 677 papers were retrieved, reduced to 136 following removal of duplicates. The abstracts were screened using the eligibility criteria, and 52 were found to match the criteria. After screening the full-text articles, 32 were excluded, resulting in a total of 20 studies. The significant findings and conclusions from these studies were extracted and grouped under themes. CONCLUSION: The 3 major factors responsible for affecting the psychological health of dental professionals during the COVID – 19 pandemic include: fear of contagion, subjective overload, and perceived job insecurity and loss of income. There is a need for countries to enact measures that ensure positive mental wellbeing of dental professionals, so that they do not take any adverse action or decisions. Furthermore, should another pandemic or viral outbreak occur in the future, policies and strategies designed and implemented, will ensure dental professionals continue to deliver service without significant psychological distress.

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confidence: 98%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Theme 2: Subjective Overloadmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Theme 2: Subjective Overloadmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Impact of COVID– 19 on the Psychological Health of Dental Professionals: A Systematic Review

Gohil¹,

Nair²,

Mohammadnezhad³

et al. 2021

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Depression and anxiety associated with COVID- 19 pandemic among healthcare professionals in India- A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abdulla¹,

Velladath²,

Varghese³

et al. 2021

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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Perspective of dental health-care professionals during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic: A national online survey

Nandigam

Gummaluri

Kancharla

et al. 2022

IJMS

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Objectives: COVID-19 pandemic has shown a substantial impact on the entire world both physiologically and psychologically. By the hit of the second wave, which opened dangerous gates for secondary infections, apprehension was carried among health-care sectors. These secondary infections were due to decreased immunity. On the other hand, risk modifiers, such as diabetes and hypertension played a leading role in the mortality rate. A substantial number of studies have not been conducted so far regarding the impact of this second wave on dental healthcare professionals. The present study aimed to evaluate the dental healthcare professionals’ perspective levels during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic through a web-based survey. Material and Methods: A total of 853 responses were gathered by sending 15 questions in Google forms. Data collected were gathered and subjected to statistical analysis, expressed in frequency distribution and Pearson’s Chi-square test was performed. Results: Data obtained and projected that the study population expressed higher anxiety and stress levels, despite which was many of them showed an inclination to work during these tough times. The knowledge about secondary fungal infections like Mucormycosis, which was caused due to immune suppression, was abundant among the participants. A significant proportion conveyed the ill effect of COVID-19 on clinical practice and academics as well. Conclusion: Dental professionals have shown a positive perspective despite of higher stress levels and being a part of frontline workers, they are much primed to assure, educate, and treat the patients amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental healthcare professionals

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Impact of COVID– 19 on the Psychological Health of Dental Professionals: A Systematic Review

Impact of COVID– 19 on the Psychological Health of Dental Professionals: A Systematic Review

Depression and anxiety associated with COVID- 19 pandemic among healthcare professionals in India- A systematic review and meta-analysis

Perspective of dental health-care professionals during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic: A national online survey

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