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Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.

Muhammad Mansoor Majeed, Zarah Siddiqui, Urooj Tabbasum, Huma Sarwar, Saquib Minhas, Moti Raam Bhatia.

Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the psychological fear (anxiety) of dental patients while visiting a dentist in the period of the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methodology: This online cross-sectional survey used a self-administered questionnaire to analyze the anxiety, knowledge, and perception of 461 dental patients. A p<0.05 was considered significant.
Results: Data from 461 participants revealed significant differences among genders (X2= 14.944, p<0.001), age (X2= 142.915, p<0.001), and between the educational levels of the participants (X2= 410.399, p<0.001). We found that 63.6% patients were afraid of visiting dentists due to the fear of COVID-19, and 66.2% patients thought that they will get the disease from the dentist or dental office. We observed that females were found to be more anxious than men (p<0.05).
Conclusion: There was high anxiety among the patients to visit dentists because of the current pandemic. Aanxiety regarding COVID-19 is prevalent in the society that may lead to a monetary crisis for dentists.

Key words: Psychological barriers, dentists, covid-19.


 
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Majeed MM, Siddiqui Z, Tabbasum U, Sarwar H, Minhas S, Bhatia MR. Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.. RMJ. 2021; 46(1): 7-10.


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Majeed MM, Siddiqui Z, Tabbasum U, Sarwar H, Minhas S, Bhatia MR. Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=26330 [Access: December 06, 2023].


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Majeed MM, Siddiqui Z, Tabbasum U, Sarwar H, Minhas S, Bhatia MR. Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.. RMJ. 2021; 46(1): 7-10.



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Majeed MM, Siddiqui Z, Tabbasum U, Sarwar H, Minhas S, Bhatia MR. Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.. RMJ. (2021), [cited December 06, 2023]; 46(1): 7-10.



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Majeed, M. M., Siddiqui, . Z., Tabbasum, . U., Sarwar, . H., Minhas, . S. & Bhatia, . M. R. (2021) Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.. RMJ, 46 (1), 7-10.



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Majeed, Muhammad Mansoor, Zarah Siddiqui, Urooj Tabbasum, Huma Sarwar, Saquib Minhas, and Moti Raam Bhatia. 2021. Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.. Rawal Medical Journal, 46 (1), 7-10.



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Majeed, Muhammad Mansoor, Zarah Siddiqui, Urooj Tabbasum, Huma Sarwar, Saquib Minhas, and Moti Raam Bhatia. "Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.." Rawal Medical Journal 46 (2021), 7-10.



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Majeed, Muhammad Mansoor, Zarah Siddiqui, Urooj Tabbasum, Huma Sarwar, Saquib Minhas, and Moti Raam Bhatia. "Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.." Rawal Medical Journal 46.1 (2021), 7-10. Print.



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Majeed, M. M., Siddiqui, . Z., Tabbasum, . U., Sarwar, . H., Minhas, . S. & Bhatia, . M. R. (2021) Psychological barriers among dental patients during the COVID-19 crisis.. Rawal Medical Journal, 46 (1), 7-10.