COVID-19 Salgınının Diş Hekimleri Arasında Yarattığı Korku ve Kaygının Değerlendirilmesi

Amaç: Diş tedavi prosedürleri hastalar ve diş ekibi ile yüz yüze iletişim nedeniyle yüksek bir COVID-19 enfeksiyonu riski taşımakta bu durum da diş hekimleri üzerinde psikolojik etki yaratmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, COVID-19 pandemisinin diş hekimleri üzerindeki korku ve kaygı düzeylerine etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Türkiye'deki diş hekimleri arasında 8 sorudan oluşan çevrimiçi bir kesitsel anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Katılımcıların COVID-19 pandemisindeki korku ve kaygı düzeylerini değerlendirmek için 8 maddelik ölçek tasarlanmıştır. Katılımcıların demografik özelliklerine göre COVID-19 pandemisi ile ilgili korku ve kaygı düzeylerindeki farklılıklar Ki-kare testi ile analiz edildi. Sonuçlar, p

Evaluation of the Fear and Anxiety Caused by the COVID-19 Outbreak Among Dentists

Objective: Dental treatment procedures carry a high risk of COVID-19 infection due to face-to-face contact with patients and dental staff, which has a psychological impact on dentists. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fear and anxiety levels of dentists. Materials and Methods: An online cross-sectional questionnaire survey comprising of 8 questions was conducted among dental practitioners of Turkey. The following 8-item scale to assess participants’ fear and anxiety levels in the COVID-19 pandemic was designed. Differences in fear and anxiety level about COVID-19 pandemic based on participants’ demographic characteristics were analyzed with Chi-square test. Results were reported as statistically significant at p

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