Department of Orthodontics, Ingá University Center UNINGÁ, Maringá, Brazil.
Department of Orthodontics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Orthod Craniofac Res. 2020 Nov;23(4):455-461. doi: 10.1111/ocr.12395. Epub 2020 Jun 23.
To evaluate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the quarantine in orthodontic appointments, and patients' anxiety and concerns about their ongoing orthodontic treatment.
Patients from private dental clinics of two orthodontists that were undergoing active orthodontic treatment.
An online anonymous questionnaire regarding their anxiety about the coronavirus situation, availability/acceptance to attend an appointment, among others, was answered by orthodontic patients. Descriptive statistics with percentages was performed and responses were compared between sexes, cities, and association of the feelings/level of anxiety of patients and willingness to attend an appointment were performed with chi-square, independent t test, one-way ANOVA and Tukey's tests.
The questionnaire was answered by 354 patients (231 female; 123 male) with mean age of 35.49 years. Most patients are respecting the quarantine, 44.7% related to be calm and 46.3% afraid or anxious. The level of anxiety was greater for females than males. There was significant association of the level of anxiety and the willingness to attend an appointment. The greatest concern of patients was delay in the end of treatment.
The quarantine and coronavirus pandemic showed to have impact on orthodontic appointments and patients' anxiety. Patients willing to attend an orthodontic appointment presented significantly lower level of anxiety than patients that would not go or would go only in urgency/emergency. Females were more anxious than males about coronavirus pandemic, quarantine and impact on their orthodontic treatments. Delay in treatment was the greatest concern of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.
评估冠状病毒大流行和正畸预约隔离对患者的影响，以及他们对正在进行的正畸治疗的焦虑和担忧。
正在接受正畸治疗的两位正畸医生的私人牙科诊所的患者。
通过在线匿名问卷了解他们对冠状病毒情况的焦虑、是否愿意接受预约等问题，由正畸患者回答。采用百分比进行描述性统计，比较了性别、城市之间的差异，并通过卡方检验、独立 t 检验、单因素方差分析和 Tukey 检验比较了患者焦虑程度和就诊意愿之间的关系。
该问卷由 354 名患者（231 名女性；123 名男性）回答，平均年龄为 35.49 岁。大多数患者尊重隔离措施，44.7%的患者感到平静，46.3%的患者感到害怕或焦虑。女性的焦虑程度高于男性。焦虑程度与就诊意愿呈显著相关。患者最关心的是治疗结束时间的延迟。
隔离和冠状病毒大流行对正畸预约和患者的焦虑产生了影响。愿意接受正畸治疗的患者比不愿意去或只在紧急情况下才去的患者焦虑程度显著较低。女性对冠状病毒大流行、隔离和对正畸治疗的影响比男性更为焦虑。治疗时间的延迟是正在接受正畸治疗的患者最关心的问题。
