Preferences About Personal Protective Equipment

Completed

• Conditions: Dental Anxiety; Preference, Patient; Behavior, Child
• Interventions: Behavioral: Dental anxiety scales

• Registration Number: NCT04933578
• Lead Sponsor: Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

Personal protective equipment (PPE) gained importance during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is a global hot topic for all healthcare staff.

Detailed Description

To assess children and parents preferences about dentists' appearance concerning their PPE and to determine the relationship between the preferences of the children and their parents.

A total of 250 children aged with 6-12 years and their parents were enrolled in the study. Standardised pictures with different sex, attire, eye protector, hair protector, mask and gloves were shown to children and their parents separately and asked to chose their preferences. Dental anxiety of children and their parents were determined with MCDASf and MDAS, respectively. Decayed-missing-filled teeth (DMFT) index was employed to the children.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2021-03-30
• Study Completion: 2021-04-05
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

• aged 6-12 years and their parents,
• intellectually sufficient to complete the questionnaire,
• with voluntariness to take part in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• had mental or physical disorders, cooperation problems or dental pain

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Children	Dental anxiety scales	1. The Faces Version of Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDASf), which is a psychometric dental anxiety scale for children with eight questions, was used to determine the dental anxiety levels of the children. 2. The children's preferences for the appearance of dentists were determined in the second part. 3. Routine dental examinations of children with a dental mirror and artificial light were completed by an experienced pediatric dentist according to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and criteria.
Parents	Dental anxiety scales	1. The questionnaire including demographic information (age, sex, and medical and dental history) was applied to the parents. 2. In the second section, the MDAS was administered to parents, differently from children. 3. The parents' preferences for the appearance of dentists were determined in the second part.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess children and parents preferences about dentists' appearance concerning their PPE and to determine the relationship between the preferences of the children and their parents according to dental anxiety levels.	for two months from the beginning of the study	Standardised pictures with different sex, attire, eye protector, hair protector, mask and gloves were shown to children and their parents separately and asked to chose their preferences. Dental anxiety of children and their parents were determined with MCDASf and MDAS, respectively.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sema Aydinoğlu; 🇹🇷 Rize, Turkey