Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic Psychological behavior of Dental Assistants in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Survey Effect of COVID-19 on Dental Assistants Psychological behavior
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Keywords
Coronavirus Disease-2019, Dental professionals, Anxiety, Stress
Abstract
Background: As per the various guidelines, dentists and dental auxiliaries are considered at high risk for the spread of COVID-19 as they directly come in contact with the patient's oral cavity. So, during the pandemic, their stress level of getting contaminated with the virus was high. Hence, the present research aimed to estimate the psychological impact of COVID-19 on dental assistants in Saudi Arabia during this pandemic.
Methodology: This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was carried out on the dental assistants during the Covid-19 pandemic through a pre-validated Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale with 21 Items (DASS-21) to assess the psychological impact on their mental health. The questionnaires were sent to the participants through the mail using Google Forms. One reminder e-mail was sent after a week to fill and submit the form. Data were entered into Microsoft excel and later analyzed by SPSS software.
Results: The response rate of the dental assistant was 75% (210 responded out of 280). Most of the dental assistants were 20-40 years old, and only ten were above 50. Most participants were females (180) and were of non-Saudi origin. In a comparison of DAS scores between males and females, the results were statistically significant (p value= 0.001); a higher mean total DAS score was noted in males (20.03) when compared to females (13.68).
Conclusion: HCWs in direct contact with patients like dental assistants have higher chances of getting the infection, which increases their psychological stress and anxiety.
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36. Sanghera J, Pattani N, Hashmi Y, et al. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the mental health of healthcare workers in a hospital setting-A Systematic Review. J Occup Health. 2020;62(1):e12175. doi:10.1002/1348-9585.12175
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39. Allan SM, Bealey R, Birch J, et al. The prevalence of common and stress-related mental health disorders in healthcare workers based in pandemic-affected hospitals: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2020;11(1):1810903. Published 2020 Oct 16. doi:10.1080/20008198.2020.1810903
40. Xing J, Sun N, Xu J, Geng S, Li Y. Study of the mental health status of medical personnel dealing with new coronavirus pneumonia. PLoS One. 2020;15(5):e0233145. Published 2020 May 19. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0233145
41. Chan AO, Huak CY. Psychological impact of the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak on health care workers in a medium size regional general hospital in Singapore. Occup Med (Lond). 2004;54(3):190-196. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh027.
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Sunil Babu Kotha, Sara Khalid AlAwad, Raghd Abdullah Albarrak, Reema Abdullah Alzahrani, Alanoud Fahad Binmeqren, & Sree Lalita Kotha. (2023). Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic Psychological behavior of Dental Assistants in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Survey: Effect of COVID-19 on Dental Assistants Psychological behavior . Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.47750/jptcp.2023.998
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Sunil Babu Kotha, Sara Khalid AlAwad, Raghd Abdullah Albarrak, Reema Abdullah Alzahrani, Alanoud Fahad Binmeqren, & Sree Lalita Kotha. (2023). Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic Psychological behavior of Dental Assistants in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Survey: Effect of COVID-19 on Dental Assistants Psychological behavior . Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.47750/jptcp.2023.998