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Purpose:

COVID-19 Pandemic has created fears, anxiety and worries among general population. COVID-19 airborne transmission is possible under circumstances in which procedures generate aerosols. Various dental treatment procedures can generate aerosols. This Cross Sectional Observational study was conducted with the following objectives: 1. Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 among netizens in Al Qassim province using FEAR OF COVID-19, a 5 item Likert Scale. 2. Assessment of Dental Anxiety among netizens in Al Qassim provincen using (MDA) Modified Dental Anxiety 5 item Likert Scale.

Methods: Sample size was (n=385) estimated based on the population size in Al Qassim province (Confidence Interval 95%, Design effect 1 & hypothesized % frequency of outcome factor of 50%). Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 was estimated using FEAR OF COVID-19, a 5 item Likert Scale. Assessment of Dental Anxiety was estimated using Modified Dental Anxiety 5 item Likert Scale. An online Survey form (Arabic & English) was developed using Google form application. The Google form link was shared to the netizens of Al Qassim province, across Social media platforms. Statistical analysis is done using SPSS 22.00 software program.


Clinical Trial Description

COVID-19 Infection was characterized as a Pandemic by WHO on the 11th of March 2020. After this there were all possible worldwide efforts to increase awareness in the general population about the COVID-19 Infection signs, symptoms, mode of transmission and prevention. The information was spread across all possible mass media communication channels.

There were constant updates regarding the data of newly infected cases, deaths, and recoveries. COVID-19 Pandemic has created fears, anxiety, and worries among the general population. COVID-19 spreads from person to person through Droplet transmission within 1-meter distance. COVID-19 airborne transmission is possible under specific circumstances and settings in which procedures or support treatments that generate aerosols. Various dental treatment procedures involve the use of equipment that can generate aerosols. Aerosols contain microorganisms and remain suspended in air in the work environment. This can potentially transfer the infectious microorganisms to the working staff and/or subsequent patients attending the Dental clinics. After the advent of COVID-19 Pandemic, there is a clear paradigm shift in Healthcare services. As the Pandemic transmission is easily transmitted through droplets and aerosols, concern regarding Dental treatment has remained as an issue.

Several past cross-sectional studies have established that Dental seeking behaviour of patients is influenced by Fear and Anxiety to Dental treatment procedures.

As the world faces COVID-19 Pandemic, the Fear of COVID-19 infection and awareness regarding COVID-19 infection can majorly influence the Dental treatment seeking behavior. General population awareness regarding droplet transmission of COVID-19 can potentially influence the fear, worry, and anxiety in Dental treatment seeking patients. The research regarding the correlation of Fear of COVID-19 to Dental treatment Anxiety is very sparse.

The psychological aspects of COVID-19 Fear and Dental anxiety have to be considered and researched.

This online Observational Cross-sectional survey study was conducted among netizens in Al Qassim province of Saudi Arabia with the following objectives:

1. To assess Fear of COVID-19 among netizins in Al Qassim province using FEAR OF COVID-19, a 5 item Likert Scale.

2. To assess Dental Anxiety among netizins in Al Qassim province using (MDA) Modified Dental Anxiety 5 item Likert Scale.

3. Correlation of Fear of COVID-19 with Dental Anxiety among Netizens in Al Qassim province.

4. Association of nearest Dental treatment seeking time and Fear of COVID.

5. Association of nearest Dental treatment seeking time and MDA. ;


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NCT number NCT04497818
Study type Observational
Source Qassim University
Contact
Status Completed
Phase
Start date June 16, 2020
Completion date July 25, 2020

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