INTRODUCTION: The objective of this research is to describe how perceived infectability, germ aversion, and fear of COVID-19 in adults in Madrid have changed from the beginning of the pandemic until the lockdown exit phase and their influence on dental care behaviour. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Some 961 participants were monitored in a study in Madrid at 2 time points: before lockdown (T0) and after completion of the total lockdown (T1). A questionnaire that included basic sociodemographic variables, the perceived vulnerability to disease scale (including perceived infectability and germ aversion), the fear of COVID-19 scale, and dental visiting behaviour after confinement for fear of COVID was administered. RESULTS: The participants had higher scores for infectability and germ aversion at T1 than at T0 (P < 0.01). Of those studied, 24.5% (235) of the participants would not go to the dentist for fear of COVID-19. Those who had a high perceived infectability scale score were at least 5 times more likely to not visit the dentist. Those with high COVID-19 fear were at least 6 times more likely to not visit the dentist, and those older than 60 years were 8 times more likely to not visit. CONCLUSIONS: The population's high levels of vulnerability to infectability and perceived germ aversion associated with fear of COVID-19 and the resultant avoidance behaviour to dental care will remain until an effective drug or vaccine for SARS-CoV2 is found.
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this research is to describe how perceived infectability, germ aversion, and fear of COVID-19 in adults in Madrid have changed from the beginning of the pandemic until the lockdown exit phase and their influence on dental care behaviour. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Some 961 participants were monitored in a study in Madrid at 2 time points: before lockdown (T0) and after completion of the total lockdown (T1). A questionnaire that included basic sociodemographic variables, the perceived vulnerability to disease scale (including perceived infectability and germ aversion), the fear of COVID-19 scale, and dental visiting behaviour after confinement for fear of COVID was administered. RESULTS: The participants had higher scores for infectability and germ aversion at T1 than at T0 (P < 0.01). Of those studied, 24.5% (235) of the participants would not go to the dentist for fear of COVID-19. Those who had a high perceived infectability scale score were at least 5 times more likely to not visit the dentist. Those with high COVID-19 fear were at least 6 times more likely to not visit the dentist, and those older than 60 years were 8 times more likely to not visit. CONCLUSIONS: The population's high levels of vulnerability to infectability and perceived germ aversion associated with fear of COVID-19 and the resultant avoidance behaviour to dental care will remain until an effective drug or vaccine for SARS-CoV2 is found.
Authors: Maryam Tofangchiha; Chung-Ying Lin; Janneke F M Scheerman; Anders Broström; Hanna Ahonen; Mark D Griffiths; Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla; Amir H Pakpour Journal: BDJ Open Date: 2022-06-27
Authors: Marta Wanat; Melanie Eugenie Hoste; Nina Helene Gobat; Marilena Anastasaki; Femke Böhmer; Slawomir Chlabicz; Annelies Colliers; Karen Farrell; Sophie Hollerbach; Maria-Nefeli Karkana; John Kinsman; Christos Lionis; Ludmila Marcinowicz; Katrin Reinhardt; Ingmarie Skoglund; Pär-Daniel Sundvall; Akke Vellinga; Herman Goossens; Christopher C Butler; Alike van der Velden; Sibyl Anthierens; Sarah Tonkin-Crine Journal: BJGP Open Date: 2022-08-30
Authors: Ondine Lucaciu; Antonia Boca; Anca Stefania Mesaros; Nausica Petrescu; Ovidiu Aghiorghiesei; Ioana Codruta Mirica; Ioan Hosu; Gabriel Armencea; Simion Bran; Cristian Mihail Dinu Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-05-04 Impact factor: 3.390
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