Correlation of Fear of COVID-19 Infection and Dental Treatment Anxiety Among Netizens: A Cross-sectional Study.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 385
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Dental Anxiety
研究概览
简要总结
Purpose:
COVID-19 Pandemic has created fears, anxiety and worries among general population. COVID-19 airborne transmission is possible under circumstances in which procedures generate aerosols. Various dental treatment procedures can generate aerosols. This Cross Sectional Observational study was conducted with the following objectives: 1. Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 among netizens in Al Qassim province using FEAR OF COVID-19, a 5 item Likert Scale. 2. Assessment of Dental Anxiety among netizens in Al Qassim provincen using (MDA) Modified Dental Anxiety 5 item Likert Scale.
Methods: Sample size was (n=385) estimated based on the population size in Al Qassim province (Confidence Interval 95%, Design effect 1 & hypothesized % frequency of outcome factor of 50%). Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 was estimated using FEAR OF COVID-19, a 5 item Likert Scale. Assessment of Dental Anxiety was estimated using Modified Dental Anxiety 5 item Likert Scale. An online Survey form (Arabic & English) was developed using Google form application. The Google form link was shared to the netizens of Al Qassim province, across Social media platforms. Statistical analysis is done using SPSS 22.00 software program.
详细描述
COVID-19 Infection was characterized as a Pandemic by WHO on the 11th of March 2020. After this there were all possible worldwide efforts to increase awareness in the general population about the COVID-19 Infection signs, symptoms, mode of transmission and prevention. The information was spread across all possible mass media communication channels.
There were constant updates regarding the data of newly infected cases, deaths, and recoveries. COVID-19 Pandemic has created fears, anxiety, and worries among the general population. COVID-19 spreads from person to person through Droplet transmission within 1-meter distance. COVID-19 airborne transmission is possible under specific circumstances and settings in which procedures or support treatments that generate aerosols. Various dental treatment procedures involve the use of equipment that can generate aerosols. Aerosols contain microorganisms and remain suspended in air in the work environment. This can potentially transfer the infectious microorganisms to the working staff and/or subsequent patients attending the Dental clinics. After the advent of COVID-19 Pandemic, there is a clear paradigm shift in Healthcare services. As the Pandemic transmission is easily transmitted through droplets and aerosols, concern regarding Dental treatment has remained as an issue.
Several past cross-sectional studies have established that Dental seeking behaviour of patients is influenced by Fear and Anxiety to Dental treatment procedures.
As the world faces COVID-19 Pandemic, the Fear of COVID-19 infection and awareness regarding COVID-19 infection can majorly influence the Dental treatment seeking behavior. General population awareness regarding droplet transmission of COVID-19 can potentially influence the fear, worry, and anxiety in Dental treatment seeking patients. The research regarding the correlation of Fear of COVID-19 to Dental treatment Anxiety is very sparse.
The psychological aspects of COVID-19 Fear and Dental anxiety have to be considered and researched.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Male and Female Human volunteer internet users who belong &/or reside in Al Qassim province region of Saudi Arabia.
- •Volunteers should be major by age (18 years and above).
- •People who took Dental treatment earlier in their lifetime.
- •People who may take the Dental treatment in near few days or weeks or months or in a year.
排除标准
- •Minor age group (<18 years) subjects are excluded from the study.
- •Internet users who have preexisting phobia and/or anxiety mental conditions are excluded from the study.
- •Internet users who are currently under treatment for their preexisting phobia and/or anxiety mental conditions are excluded from the study.
结局指标
主要结局
Dental Anxiety
时间窗: 5th August 2020
Assessed Dental Anxiety among netizens in Al Qassim province using (MDA) Modified Dental Anxiety 5 item Likert Scale. Descriptive statistics is used to present the data.
Correlation of Fear of COVID-19 infection & Dental Anxiety
时间窗: 5th August 2020
The survey data is statistically analyzed to check for the correlation of the Fear of COVID-19 with Dental Anxiety among Netizens in Qassim region. The data obtained from the survey is subjected to appropriate analytical statistical tests to understand the correlation. A p-value of \<0.05 is considered statistically significant correlation of the variables analysed.
Fear of COVID-19 infection
时间窗: 5th August 2020
Assessed Fear of COVID-19 among netizens in Al Qassim province using FEAR OF COVID-19, a 5 item Likert Scale. Descriptive statistics is used to present the data.
次要结局
- Correlation of the nearest Dental treatment seeking time and Fear of COVID-19 infection.(5th August 2020)
- Correlation of the Age and Fear of COVID-19 infection(5th August 2020)
- Correlation of the nearest Dental treatment seeking time and Dental Anxiety(5th August 2020)
- Correlation of the Age and Dental Anxiety.(5th August 2020)
研究者
Dr Shiva Shankar Bugude
Assistant Professor
Qassim University