Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Medical College, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal.
Department of Psychiatry, National Medical College, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Jul 1;60(251):612-616. doi: 10.31729/jnma.6421.
COVID-19 outbreak brought unprecedented pressure on dental and oral health care workers leading to increased depression. This study aimed to find the prevalence of depression among online respondent oral healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from 24 June 2020 to 13 July 2020 among oral health care workers in a tertiary care centre. Ethical approval was taken from the Ethical Review Board (Reference number: 2710). Convenience sampling method was used. The data were collected using a questionnaire through Google Forms. Point estimate and 95% confidence interval were calculated.
Among 133 oral health care workers, the prevalence of depression was found to be 29 (21.80%) (14.78-28.82, 95% Confidence Interval).
The prevalence of depression among oral health care workers was lower than similar studies done in similar settings.
COVID-19; depression; oral health.
COVID-19 疫情给牙科和口腔保健工作者带来了前所未有的压力,导致抑郁人数增加。本研究旨在调查 COVID-19 大流行期间在线口腔保健工作者的抑郁患病率。
2020 年 6 月 24 日至 7 月 13 日,在一家三级保健中心对口腔保健工作者进行了描述性横断面研究。本研究已获得伦理审查委员会的批准(参考编号:2710)。采用便利抽样法。通过 Google Forms 使用问卷收集数据。计算了点估计值和 95%置信区间。
在 133 名口腔保健工作者中,抑郁的患病率为 29 例(21.80%)(14.78-28.82,95%置信区间)。
口腔保健工作者的抑郁患病率低于类似环境下的类似研究。
COVID-19;抑郁;口腔健康。