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Amaç: Bu kesitsel çalışmanın amacı, Türk diş hekimliği personeli arasında COVID-19 algısını ve COVID-19'a karşı gerekli önleyici tedbirlere ilişkin farkındalığı, semptomlara ilişkin bilgiyi, bulaşma yollarını, önleyici tedbirleri ve güncel doğru bilgi edinme yöntemini incelemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Google Forms Inc® üzerinden çevrimiçi bir anket (41 soru) yapıldı. Anket, 2 Kasım 2022 ile 10 Ocak 2023 tarihleri arasında Türk diş hekimliği personeli arasında gerçekleştirildi. Elde edilen yanıtlar SPSS 22 sürümüne girildi ve analiz edildi.
Bulgular: Çalışmamıza 239'u (%53,3) diş hekimi, 209'u (%46,7) diş hekimliği yardımcı personeli olmak üzere toplam 448 diş hekimliği personeli katılmıştır. Katılımcılara Covid-19'a karşı alınması gereken bazı önlemler sorulmuştur ve çoğunluğu doğru yanıtlar vermiştir. Ancak, Hastalık Kontrol ve Önleme Merkezi (CDC) yönergelerine göre Kişisel Koruyucu Ekipmanın (KKD) doğru takılma sırasını katılımcıların yalnızca %31,5'I doğru olarak bilirken, %60,3'ü çıkarma sırasını doğru bir şekilde bilmiştir. Diş hekimleri ve diş hekimliği yardımcı personeli arasında sırasıyla %75,7 ve %78,9 oranında N95/FFP2 maskenin en iyi koruyucu maske olduğu düşünülmüştür. Ki-kare testi uygulanarak p değeri <0,05 olarak elde edilmiştir.
Sonuç: Diş hekimleri çoğunlukla kurumsal eğitimlerden COVID-19 hakkında bilgi edindiklerini belirtirken, diş hekimliği yardımcı personeli ise bilgileri çoğunlukla sosyal medya üzerinden edindikleri bildirmişlerdir. Katılımcılar, COVID-19'a karşı gerekli önleyici tedbirler konusunda yeterli farkındalığa sahip olduklarını göstermiştir. Ancak bazı protokollerdeki bilgi eksikliğinin giderilmesi için kurumsal eğitimlerle daha doğru ve güncel bilgilerin verilmesi gerektiği belirlenmiştir.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Davranış Bilimleri Eğitimsel Ölçüm Küresel Sağlık. diş hekimliği personeli eğitim desteği
Kaynakça
- Wang C, Horby PW, Hayden FG, Gao GF. A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern. Lancet 2020;395(10223):470-3.
- Li Q, Guan X, Wu P, et al. Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia. N Engl J Med 2020;382(13):1199-207.
- Singhal T. A Review of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Indian J Pediatr 2020;87(4):281-6.
- Mahase E. Covid-19: most patients require mechanical ventilation in first 24 hours of critical care. BMJ 2020;368:m1201.
- Zemouri C, de Soet H, Crielaard W, Laheij A. A scoping review on bio-aerosols in healthcare and the dental environment. PLoS One 2017;12(5):e0178007.
- Khader Y, Al Nsour M, Al-Batayneh OB, et al. Dentists' Awareness, Perception, and Attitude Regarding COVID-19 and Infection Control: Cross-Sectional Study Among Jordanian Dentists. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(2):e18798.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC recommendation: postpone nonurgent dental procedures, surgeries, and visits [internet]. 2020 [updated 2022 Feb 8; cited 2022 Aug 20]. Available from: https:// www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/ statement-COVID.html.
- World Health Organization. Institutional Repository for Information Sharing. Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus ( 2019- nCoV) infection is suspected: interim guidance [internet]. 2020 [updated 2020 Jan 28; cited 2022 Jul 16]. Available from: https:// apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330893.
- Meng L, Hua F, Bian Z. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Emerging and Future Challenges for Dental and Oral Medicine. J Dent Res 2020;99(5):481-7.
- Ge ZY, Yang LM, Xia JJ, Fu XH, Zhang YZ. Possible aerosol transmission of COVID-19 and special precautions in dentistry. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2020;21(5):361-8.
- Patel MP, Kute VB, Agarwal SK. COVID-19 Working Group of Indian Society of Nephrology. "Infodemic" COVID 19: More Pandemic than the Virus. Indian J Nephrol 2020;30(3):188-91.
- World Health Organization. (2020) Managing the COVID-19 infodemic: promoting healthy behaviours and mitigating the harm from misinformation and disinformation. [cited in 23 September 2020]. Available from: https://www.who. int/news/item/23-09-2020-managing-thecovid- 19-infodemic-promoting-healthybehaviours- and-mitigating-the-harm-frommisinformation- and-disinformation.
- Goh Y, Tan BYQ, Bhartendu C, Ong JJY, Sharma VK. The face mask: How a real protection becomes a psychological symbol during Covid-19? Brain Behav Immun. 2020;88:1-5.
- SeyedAlinaghi S, Karimi A, Afsahi AM, et al. The Effectiveness of Face Masks in Preventing COVID-19 Transmission: A Systematic Review. Infect Disord Drug Targets 2023;23(8)1-12. doi: 10.2174/1871 526523666230601090905.
- Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. (2022) Using personal protective equipment (PPE) Available from: https://www.cdc. gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/using-ppe. html). (CDC 2020 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/ pdfs/ppe/ppe-sequence.pdf).
- Zaheer R, Tanveer A, Khan M, Jan A, Awan SZ. Awareness of Precautionary Measures Against Covid19 in Healthcare Workers. PAFMJ 2020;70(1):261-8.
- Fiorillo L, Cervino G, Matarese M, et al. COVID-19 Surface Persistence: A Recent Data Summary and Its Importance for Medical and Dental Settings. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020;17(9):3132.
- Quadri MFA, Jafer MA, Alqahtani AS, et al. Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) awareness among the dental interns, dental auxiliaries and dental specialists in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide study. J Infect Public Health 2020;13(6):856-4.
- Khasawneh AI, Humeidan AA, Alsulaiman JW, et al. Medical Students and COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Precautionary Measures. A Descriptive Study From Jordan. Front Public Health 2020;8:253.
- Berhe NM, Van de Velde S, Rabiee-Khan F, et al. Knowledge deficit and fear of COVID-19 among higher education students during the first wave of the pandemic and implications for public health: a multicountry cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2022;22(1):1144.
- Mertens G, Engelhard IM, Novacek DM, McNally RJ. Managing Fear During Pandemics: Risks and Opportunities. Perspect Psychol Sci 2024;19(4):652-9. doi: 10.1177/17456916231178720.
- Bekele F, Sheleme T, Fekadu G, Bekele K. Patterns and associated factors of COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice among general population and health care workers: A systematic review. SAGE Open Med 2020;8:2050312120970721.
- Saravanan C, Mahmoud I, Elshami W, Taha MH. Knowledge, Anxiety, Fear, and Psychological Distress About COVID-19 Among University Students in the United Arab Emirates. Front Psychiatry 2020;11:582189.
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Objectives:The aim of this cross-sectional study was to study the perception of COVID-19 and awareness of necessary precautionary measures against COVID-19, knowledge of symptoms, modes of transmission, preventive measurements, and method of gaining up-to-date accurate knowledge about these topics among Turkish dental staff.
Material and methods:An online survey(41 questions) was made on Google Forms Inc®. The survey was conducted within a population of Turkish dental staff between 2 November 2022 and 10 January 2023. The response obtained was entered and analyzed on SPSS version 22.
Results:A total of 448 dental workers participated in our study, of which 239 (53.3%) were dentists and 209 (46.7%) were auxiliary dental staff workers. The participants were questioned about certain precautionary measures against COVID-19, of which majority were answered correctly. However, only 31.5% participants chose the correct sequence of wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, while 60.3% correctly stated sequence of removing them. Among professional and auxiliary dental staff, N95/FFP2 mask were considered as the best protective mask as 75.7% and 78.9% respectively. Chi-square test was applied and p-value <0.05 was achieved.
Conclusion:Dentist mainly indicated that they were acquiring knowledge about COVID-19 from institutional trainings while the auxiliary dental staff used mainly information over social media. Participants showed adequate awareness regarding the necessary preventive measures of COVID-19. However, it was identified that more accurate and up-to-date information should be given by institutional training to eliminate the gap of information in some protocols.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Behavioral Sciences Educational Measurement Training program Global health Dental staff
Kaynakça
- Wang C, Horby PW, Hayden FG, Gao GF. A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern. Lancet 2020;395(10223):470-3.
- Li Q, Guan X, Wu P, et al. Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia. N Engl J Med 2020;382(13):1199-207.
- Singhal T. A Review of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Indian J Pediatr 2020;87(4):281-6.
- Mahase E. Covid-19: most patients require mechanical ventilation in first 24 hours of critical care. BMJ 2020;368:m1201.
- Zemouri C, de Soet H, Crielaard W, Laheij A. A scoping review on bio-aerosols in healthcare and the dental environment. PLoS One 2017;12(5):e0178007.
- Khader Y, Al Nsour M, Al-Batayneh OB, et al. Dentists' Awareness, Perception, and Attitude Regarding COVID-19 and Infection Control: Cross-Sectional Study Among Jordanian Dentists. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2020;6(2):e18798.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC recommendation: postpone nonurgent dental procedures, surgeries, and visits [internet]. 2020 [updated 2022 Feb 8; cited 2022 Aug 20]. Available from: https:// www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/ statement-COVID.html.
- World Health Organization. Institutional Repository for Information Sharing. Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus ( 2019- nCoV) infection is suspected: interim guidance [internet]. 2020 [updated 2020 Jan 28; cited 2022 Jul 16]. Available from: https:// apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330893.
- Meng L, Hua F, Bian Z. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Emerging and Future Challenges for Dental and Oral Medicine. J Dent Res 2020;99(5):481-7.
- Ge ZY, Yang LM, Xia JJ, Fu XH, Zhang YZ. Possible aerosol transmission of COVID-19 and special precautions in dentistry. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2020;21(5):361-8.
- Patel MP, Kute VB, Agarwal SK. COVID-19 Working Group of Indian Society of Nephrology. "Infodemic" COVID 19: More Pandemic than the Virus. Indian J Nephrol 2020;30(3):188-91.
- World Health Organization. (2020) Managing the COVID-19 infodemic: promoting healthy behaviours and mitigating the harm from misinformation and disinformation. [cited in 23 September 2020]. Available from: https://www.who. int/news/item/23-09-2020-managing-thecovid- 19-infodemic-promoting-healthybehaviours- and-mitigating-the-harm-frommisinformation- and-disinformation.
- Goh Y, Tan BYQ, Bhartendu C, Ong JJY, Sharma VK. The face mask: How a real protection becomes a psychological symbol during Covid-19? Brain Behav Immun. 2020;88:1-5.
- SeyedAlinaghi S, Karimi A, Afsahi AM, et al. The Effectiveness of Face Masks in Preventing COVID-19 Transmission: A Systematic Review. Infect Disord Drug Targets 2023;23(8)1-12. doi: 10.2174/1871 526523666230601090905.
- Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. (2022) Using personal protective equipment (PPE) Available from: https://www.cdc. gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/using-ppe. html). (CDC 2020 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/ pdfs/ppe/ppe-sequence.pdf).
- Zaheer R, Tanveer A, Khan M, Jan A, Awan SZ. Awareness of Precautionary Measures Against Covid19 in Healthcare Workers. PAFMJ 2020;70(1):261-8.
- Fiorillo L, Cervino G, Matarese M, et al. COVID-19 Surface Persistence: A Recent Data Summary and Its Importance for Medical and Dental Settings. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020;17(9):3132.
- Quadri MFA, Jafer MA, Alqahtani AS, et al. Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) awareness among the dental interns, dental auxiliaries and dental specialists in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide study. J Infect Public Health 2020;13(6):856-4.
- Khasawneh AI, Humeidan AA, Alsulaiman JW, et al. Medical Students and COVID-19: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Precautionary Measures. A Descriptive Study From Jordan. Front Public Health 2020;8:253.
- Berhe NM, Van de Velde S, Rabiee-Khan F, et al. Knowledge deficit and fear of COVID-19 among higher education students during the first wave of the pandemic and implications for public health: a multicountry cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2022;22(1):1144.
- Mertens G, Engelhard IM, Novacek DM, McNally RJ. Managing Fear During Pandemics: Risks and Opportunities. Perspect Psychol Sci 2024;19(4):652-9. doi: 10.1177/17456916231178720.
- Bekele F, Sheleme T, Fekadu G, Bekele K. Patterns and associated factors of COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practice among general population and health care workers: A systematic review. SAGE Open Med 2020;8:2050312120970721.
- Saravanan C, Mahmoud I, Elshami W, Taha MH. Knowledge, Anxiety, Fear, and Psychological Distress About COVID-19 Among University Students in the United Arab Emirates. Front Psychiatry 2020;11:582189.
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Konular | Epidemiyoloji (Diğer), Koruyucu Sağlık Hizmetleri |
| Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Nisan 2025 |
| Gönderilme Tarihi | 16 Ocak 2025 |
| Kabul Tarihi | 30 Mart 2025 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2025 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1 |
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