Hatice KÖK, Zehra İLERİ, Hasan Hüseyin TEKİN

Evaluation of The Anxiety Levels of Orthodontics Patients During Covid-19 Pandemic

We aimed to evaluate the anxiety of patients receiving orthodontic treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. A 27-questions online questionnaire form was designed to assess orthodontic patients’ anxiety levels regarding the COVID-19 pandemic with Google Forms (Google LLC, Mountain View,CA,ABD). The questionnaire link sent to the 400 patients and the study conducted with 262 volunteer patients(VP) who were receiving active orthodontic treatment the during pandemic and who agreed to fill out our questionnaire voluntarily. Descriptive statistics with percentages, chi-square and independent t test were used for statistical analysis. The 53.8%VP were women who were more anxious than men about the pandemic and its effect on their orthodontic treatments. 49.6%VP were anxious,44.7%VP were calm. 40.5% of the participants stated that they did not have any problems with their orthodontic treatments during the pandemic.80.2%VP communicated with their orthodontist during the COVID-19 pandemic.97.3%VP said that they trust their orthodontist in the management and guidance of their treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.51.9%VP declared that they did not anxious when attending their orthodontic appointments. The most common complaint(21.4%) of the patients during this period was bracket breaking and wire sinking. The major concern about pandemic affect on their treatment was delay of the treatment (59.4%). It’s important to inform patients about their treatments and the pandemic process. Establishing a strong patient-clinician relationship is beneficial. The VP did not have any severe anxiety about the pandemic and its adverse affects on their orthodontic treatment.

Covid-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Ortodonti Hastalarının Anksiyete Düzeylerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Çalışmamızda; COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında ortodontik tedavi gören hastaların anksiyetesinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Ortodontik hastaların COVID-19 salgınına ilişkin kaygı düzeylerini değerlendirmek için Google Forms (Google LLC, Mountain View, CA, ABD) ile 27 soruluk çevrimiçi bir anket formu tasarlanmıştır. Anket bağlantısı 400 hastaya gönderilmiş, ve çalışmamız COVID-19 Pandemisi sırasında aktif ortodontik tedavi gören ve anketimizi gönüllü olarak doldurmayı kabul eden 262 gönüllü hasta (VP) ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. İstatistiksel analiz için yüzdelik tanımlayıcı istatistikler, ki-kare ve bağımsız t testi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmamızda, % 53,8 kadın VP, pandemi ve ortodontik tedavilere etkisi konusunda erkeklerden daha endişeli olduklarını bildirmişlerdir. % 49.6 VP endişeli, % 44.7 VP ise sakin olduklarını bildirmişlerdir. Katılımcıların % 40,5'i pandemi sırasında ortodontik tedavilerinde herhangi bir sorun yaşamadıklarını belirtmiştir. % 80,2 VP, COVID-19 salgını sırasında ortodontistleri ile iletişim kurmuştur. % 97,3 VP, COVID-19 salgını sırasında tedavilerinin yönetimi ve rehberliği konusunda ortodontistlerine güvendiklerini bildirmişlerdir. % 51.9 VP ortodonti randevularına gelirken endişelenmediğini belirtmiştir. Bu dönemde hastaların en sık şikayeti (% 21,4) braket kırılması ve tel batmasıdır. VP lerin, pandeminin tedavileri üzerindeki etkisi ile ilgili en büyük endişeleri, tedavinin gecikmesidir (% 59,4). Hastaları tedavileri ve pandemi süreci hakkında bilgilendirmek önemlidir. Güçlü bir hasta-klinisyen ilişkisi kurmak faydalıdır. VP'nin pandemi ve pandeminin ortodontik tedavi üzerindeki olumsuz etkileri konusunda ciddi bir endişeye sahip olmadıkları gözlenmiştir.

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