Perspective of dental health-care professionals during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic: A national online survey

Anwesh Reddy Nandigam, S. Gummaluri, Anil Kumar Kancharla, Venkata Naga Sri Harsha Anumolu, Sheema Tasneem Mohammad, Sidhartha SP Behera
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COVID-19 pandemic has shown a substantial impact on the entire world both physiologically and psychologically. By the hit of the second wave, which opened dangerous gates for secondary infections, apprehension was carried among health-care sectors. These secondary infections were due to decreased immunity. On the other hand, risk modifiers, such as diabetes and hypertension played a leading role in the mortality rate. A substantial number of studies have not been conducted so far regarding the impact of this second wave on dental healthcare professionals. The present study aimed to evaluate the dental healthcare professionals’ perspective levels during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic through a web-based survey. A total of 853 responses were gathered by sending 15 questions in Google forms. Data collected were gathered and subjected to statistical analysis, expressed in frequency distribution and Pearson’s Chi-square test was performed. Data obtained and projected that the study population expressed higher anxiety and stress levels, despite which was many of them showed an inclination to work during these tough times. The knowledge about secondary fungal infections like Mucormycosis, which was caused due to immune suppression, was abundant among the participants. A significant proportion conveyed the ill effect of COVID-19 on clinical practice and academics as well. Dental professionals have shown a positive perspective despite of higher stress levels and being a part of frontline workers, they are much primed to assure, educate, and treat the patients amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
第二波COVID-19大流行期间牙科保健专业人员的观点:一项全国性在线调查
2019冠状病毒病大流行对整个世界的生理和心理都产生了重大影响。第二波疫情为继发性感染打开了危险的大门,在卫生保健部门引起了忧虑。这些继发感染是由于免疫力下降。另一方面,糖尿病和高血压等危险因素在死亡率中起主要作用。到目前为止,还没有进行大量关于这第二波对牙科保健专业人员的影响的研究。本研究旨在通过网络调查评估第二波COVID-19大流行期间牙科保健专业人员的观点水平。通过在谷歌表格中发送15个问题,共收集了853个回复。收集到的数据进行统计分析,以频率分布表示,并进行皮尔逊卡方检验。获得的数据和预测表明,研究人群表现出更高的焦虑和压力水平,尽管他们中的许多人在经济困难时期表现出工作的倾向。由于免疫抑制引起的毛霉病等继发性真菌感染的知识在参与者中丰富。相当比例的学生也表达了新冠肺炎对临床实践和学术的不良影响。尽管面临更大的压力,作为一线工作人员的一部分,牙科专业人员表现出了积极的态度,他们在COVID-19大流行中做好了保证、教育和治疗患者的准备。
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