Vohra Puneeta, Verma Rajnish Kumar, Mongia Jeswin Singh, Kumar Pratiksha, Sukhija Hemani, Singh Richa, Tiwari Heena
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Campus 5, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2021 Nov;13(Suppl 2):S1650-S1654. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_378_21. Epub 2021 Nov 10.
Since the COVID 19 pandemic has hit worldwide wide being one of the biggest psychological menace that had an impact on all socioeconomic strata as well age group of society. Looking at the present scenario of confusion and anxiety a cross-sectional research was planned to see the level of fear and anxiety among a patient who is already having concern about his oral health and when he comes to a dental outpatient department (OPD) what are his main areas of concern and anxiety.
Cross-sectional study was planned in faculty of dental sciences, all the patients coming to dental OPD over a period of 3 months from November 2020 to March 2021 were asked to self-fill or fill with assistance a google form compromising of 10 multiple response questionnaire validated according to previous studies and surveys. Later on, the data was compiled and evaluated.
Out of 511 Patients enrolled in the study after taking their online consent. 28.2% of population did not know about COVID 19. 67.4% were aware about the pandemic whereas 4.4% were confused and did not know about the complete scenario. 36.9% of population were not in stress and 62.4% were in stress and had anxiety regarding their visit for dental check up and treatment. 30.4% had no fear of catching the infection from dental procedure, 62.4% had fear and 7.2% of population was ignorant regarding the same. About 70.7% had quarantined themselves before coming for dental treatment. 62.4% were willing for dental treatment post-vaccination and 26% were not willing for treatment 11.6% were not sure. After applying statistical analysis, it was found that < 0.05 and people coming to dental OPD were in lot of stress and anxiety regarding the dental procedures during the COVID pandemic.
Since the global pandemic has caused major worry among the populations but still there are many who are not so anxious. Knowledge and awareness regarding the disease and vaccination have led to a wave of calmness in some, but still many people have been impacted and are in major dilemma whether they should get a dental treatment or should delay it ??
自新冠疫情在全球爆发以来，它成为了对社会所有社会经济阶层以及各个年龄段影响最大的心理威胁之一。鉴于当前混乱和焦虑的局面，一项横断面研究计划开展，以了解那些已经对自身口腔健康感到担忧的患者的恐惧和焦虑程度，以及当他们前往牙科门诊部时，他们主要担忧和焦虑的领域是什么。
在牙科学院计划开展横断面研究，要求从2020年11月至2021年3月这3个月期间前来牙科门诊部的所有患者自行填写或在协助下填写一份谷歌表单，该表单包含一份根据先前研究和调查验证过的10项多项选择题问卷。之后，对数据进行整理和评估。
在获得在线同意后，511名患者纳入研究。28.2%的人群对新冠疫情一无所知。67.4%的人知晓该疫情，而4.4%的人感到困惑，对整体情况不了解。36.9%的人群没有压力，62.4%的人有压力，并且对看牙检查和治疗感到焦虑。30.4%的人不担心在牙科诊疗过程中感染，62.4%的人担心，7.2%的人群对此一无所知。约70.7%的人在前来牙科治疗前进行了自我隔离。62.4%的人愿意在接种疫苗后接受牙科治疗，26%的人不愿意接受治疗，11.6%的人不确定。经过统计分析发现，P<0.05，在新冠疫情期间，前往牙科门诊部的人对牙科诊疗程序存在很大的压力和焦虑。
尽管全球疫情在人群中引发了重大担忧，但仍有许多人并非如此焦虑。对疾病和疫苗接种的了解和认知在一些人当中带来了一股平静，但仍有许多人受到影响，并且在是否应该接受牙科治疗还是推迟治疗的问题上陷入了重大困境。
