The Psychology of Coronavirus Fear: Are Dentists of Pakistan Suffering from Corona-Phobia?

Majeed, Muhammad Mansoor; Saleem, Zohra; Sarwar, Huma; Ramzan, Zoobia; Iqbal, Syeda Naureen; Naeem, Meshal Muhammad

doi:10.25301/jpda.301.1

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“…Furthermore, Zhao et al (2020), suggests that colleagues must support the younger staff who are much more vulnerable to developing anxiety disorders, and providing them with PPE to alleviate their concerns. On the contrary, Sarapultseva et al (2021), Shetty et al (2020), Majeed et al (2021), noted that elderly staff exhibited greater levels of depression than young staff. Sarapultseva et al (2021) noted that health care workers (HCW) aged 51 -64, exhibited highest depression and anxiety score.…”

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“…A possible explanation for this, according to the authors, is that this age group represents the pre -retirement age group in Russia, who are most vulnerable to the economic situation. Furthermore, Shetty et al (2020) and Majeed et al (2021), identified that older respondents were relatively anxious in all aspects. The authors attribute this to older respondents having medical comorbidities and other social issues.…”

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“…The combination of all these factors, could have resulted in Italian dentists experiencing high psychological distress, than their counterparts in other countries (Armocida et al, 2020). It was ascertained by Gasparro et al (2020), Shetty et al (2020); Tysiąc-Miśta and Dziedzic (2020), Majeed et al (2021), Sarialioglu Gungor et al (2021, Mahdee et al (2020), Mekhemar et al (2021), that COVID -19 anxiety and depressive symptoms are more prevalent in females than in males. This finding is further supported in a study conducted by Wang et al (2020), where it was observed that females underwent a greater psychological impact from the COVID -19 outbreak than men, with higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.…”

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“…In addition, Zhao et al (2020), Sarialioglu Gungor et al (2021, and Mahdee et al (2020), noted that young staff reported of higher depressive symptoms than elderly staff. On the contrary, Sarapultseva, Zolotareva, Kritsky, Nasretdinova and Sarapultsev (2021), Shetty et al (2020), and Majeed et al (2021), noted that elderly staff exhibited greater levels of depression than young staff.…”

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“…It was also found by Collin and Whitehead (2021), that psychological distress was attributed to feelings of betrayal, compounded by lost trust in leaders of the profession, and the lack of communication during the pandemic. Gasparro et al (2020), Shetty et al (2020), Tysiąc-Miśta and Dziedzic (2020), Majeed et al (2021), Sarialioglu Gungor et al (2021, Mahdee et al (2020), and Mekhemar et al (2021), found that female dentists seemed to be more concerned with COVID -19, and reported higher depressive symptoms than male dentists. In addition, Zhao et al (2020), Sarialioglu Gungor et al (2021, and Mahdee et al (2020), noted that young staff reported of higher depressive symptoms than elderly staff.…”

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Impact of COVID– 19 on the Psychological Health of Dental Professionals: A Systematic Review

Gohil¹,

Nair²,

Mohammadnezhad³

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND: An outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has influenced every aspect of life. Healthcare workers, especially dentists, are at a high risk of getting infected due to close contact with patients Aim: to identify factors that can affect the psychological health of dental professionals during the COVID – 19 pandemic. METHOD: This systematic review was conducted for the full-text English articles focusing in the field of dentistry, specifically looking at the impact of COVID – 19 on the psychological health of dental professionals, from January 1st 2020 to April 1st 2021. RESULTS: A total of 677 papers were retrieved, reduced to 136 following removal of duplicates. The abstracts were screened using the eligibility criteria, and 52 were found to match the criteria. After screening the full-text articles, 32 were excluded, resulting in a total of 20 studies. The significant findings and conclusions from these studies were extracted and grouped under themes. CONCLUSION: The 3 major factors responsible for affecting the psychological health of dental professionals during the COVID – 19 pandemic include: fear of contagion, subjective overload, and perceived job insecurity and loss of income. There is a need for countries to enact measures that ensure positive mental wellbeing of dental professionals, so that they do not take any adverse action or decisions. Furthermore, should another pandemic or viral outbreak occur in the future, policies and strategies designed and implemented, will ensure dental professionals continue to deliver service without significant psychological distress.

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Section: Theme 2: Subjective Overloadmentioning

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Section: Theme 2: Subjective Overloadmentioning

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Impact of COVID– 19 on the Psychological Health of Dental Professionals: A Systematic Review

Gohil¹,

Nair²,

Mohammadnezhad³

et al. 2021

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A systematic review of dentists' psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lefkowitz,

Houdmont,

Knight

2023

Br Dent J

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic presented significant challenges to healthcare workers worldwide, including the effect on the psychological wellbeing of dentists.Aims To evaluate the impact of the early phases of the pandemic on the psychological health, long-term wellbeing and clinical service provision of dentists, as well as the identification of the key risk and protective factors for adverse mental health outcomes (MHOs) in this group.Methods A systematic review of cross-sectional studies (n = 53) from public and private dentistry sectors was employed to delineate the risk and protective factors for adverse MHOs.Results Self-reports from these studies (1 December 2019 to 31 December 2021), involving 45,671 dentists worldwide were analysed. Study findings were classified according to their psychological impact (as risk or protective factors), categorised as 'operational' or 'organisational' and subdivided into 'psychosocial', 'occupational', 'sociodemographic' and 'environmental' elements. A GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations) certainty of evidence score was calculated for all the identified factors.Conclusions This review confirmed the negative impact of the pandemic on the MHOs of dentists worldwide. Pivotal risk factors included fear of infection, transmission to families, lack of personal protective equipment and possible direct contact with infected patients. Enhanced infection control protocols, individual resilience and organisational support were identified as important protective factors.

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Fear and Perception of People to Visit Dentists during COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Suggestions

Majeed

Sidiqqui

Uzair

et al. 2021

European Journal of General Dentistry

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Objectives This study was performed to determine patients' fear and perception of visiting dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study was performed online using Google forms. Participants included individuals who had been to dental clinics for treatment. The data of 407 participants were analyzed. SPSS 21 was used for data entry and analysis. Demographic variables were expressed in numbers and percentages. The Chi-squared test was applied to analyze the difference between the demographic variables and fear among genders, age, and level of education. Results Due to the coronavirus's contagious nature, fear is prevalent among a significant number of patients (χ2 = 31.373, p < 0.001). Females are more afraid to visit the dentist than males (χ2 = 7.065, p = 0.008). The majority of the patients are not willing to go for dental treatment other than an emergency. Around two-thirds of the participants reported that their visit to the dentist during the current pandemic was reduced. Conclusion Due to the fear of COVID-19, patients are not willing to visit dentists for treatments. Therefore, dentists should build confidence by ensuring cross-infection control.

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The Psychology of Coronavirus Fear: Are Dentists of Pakistan Suffering from Corona-Phobia?

Cited by 13 publications

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Impact of COVID– 19 on the Psychological Health of Dental Professionals: A Systematic Review

Impact of COVID– 19 on the Psychological Health of Dental Professionals: A Systematic Review

A systematic review of dentists' psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fear and Perception of People to Visit Dentists during COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Suggestions

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