Fear of COVID-19 in Madrid. Will patients avoid dental care?

ABSTRACT:

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 g

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Olmo MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7970159 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature