Does fear of infection affect people's dental attendance during COVID-19? A Chinese example to examine the association between COVID anxiety and dental anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Little is known about the psychological and behavioural effect of COVID-19 pandemic on patients and their reaction to dental visiting. Patients may delay attendance due to fears of contracting the corona virus at the dentist. The study aims to confirm the psychometric properties of the two COVID-19 scales and then use dental patient responses to assess the associations between the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale (CAS), dental anxiety (MDAS) and the clinical care COVID-19 Anxiety (CCAS).

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 503 patients visiting a polyclinic of a stomatological hospital in East China in 2020. Patients completed a survey consisting of demographical information, dental attendance, COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, Clinical Care COVID-19 Anxiety Scale a

SUBMITTER: Yuan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10591092 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature