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Generalized anxiety disorder in Brazilian undergraduate dental students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.
Fernandez, Matheus Dos Santos; da Silva, Nathalia Ribeiro Jorge; Bielavski, Camilla Hubner; da Silva, Jandilson Avelino; Silva, Alexandre Emidio Ribeiro.
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  • Fernandez MDS; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
  • da Silva NRJ; Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
  • Bielavski CH; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
  • da Silva JA; Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
  • Silva AER; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Eur J Dent Educ ; 28(1): 117-129, 2024 Feb.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37277980
OBJECTIVE: Explore the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and associated factors in undergraduate dental students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study. A semi-structured questionnaire addressing the variables of interest was shared with dental students between July 8 and 27 2020. The outcome was determined using the seven-item generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) scale. A 'positive' diagnosis was defined as a total of ≥10 points on the scale. Statistical analysis involved descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses, with the significance level set at 5%. RESULTS: Among the 1050 students evaluated, 53.8% had a positive diagnosis for GAD. The multivariate analysis revealed that the prevalence of symptoms was higher among individuals who resided with more than three people, those enrolled at teaching institutions that suspended all clinical and laboratory activities, those who did not have an adequate home situation to maintain distance learning, those who had been diagnosed with COVID-19, those who felt anxious about having to see patients with a suspicion or diagnosis of COVID-19 and those who preferred to interrupt in-person academic activities until the population is vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of GAD was high. Aspects related to the composition and organization of the home, the suspension of academic activities, a history of COVID-19 contamination, feelings of anxiety in providing dental care to patients with symptoms/suspected of COVID-19 infection and the preference to interrupt in-person academic activities until the population is vaccinated for COVID-19 were factors predisposing the students to anxiety during the first wave of the pandemic.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Dent Educ Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO / ODONTOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Dent Educ Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO / ODONTOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil