Children and Parents' Preferences About the Appearance of Dentists With Respect to Personal Protective Equipment in Pediatric Dentistry
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 500
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- 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.
研究概览
简要总结
Personal protective equipment (PPE) gained importance during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is a global hot topic for all healthcare staff.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Crossover
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 12 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •aged 6-12 years and their parents,
- •intellectually sufficient to complete the questionnaire,
- •with voluntariness to take part in the study
排除标准
- •had mental or physical disorders, cooperation problems or dental pain
结局指标
主要结局
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.
时间窗: 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.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Sema Aydınoglu
assistant professor
Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital