The Psychology of Coronavirus Fear: Are Dentists of Pakistan Suffering from Corona-Phobia? | Journal of Pakistan Dental Association 2021

Author(s)

Muhammad Mansoor Majeed Department of Oral Biology, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan

Zohra Saleem Department of Oral Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Huma Sarwar Department of Operative Dentistry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Zoobia Ramzan Department of Psychiatry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Syeda Naureen Iqbal Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Meshal Muhammad Naeem Department of Periodontology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the level of anxiety and fear among Pakistani dentists due to COVID-19. METHODOLOGY: Data of 386 dentists evaluated who responded to the questionnaire sent via social media. Fear of coronavirus scale (FCV-19S) was used for evaluation of fear among Pakistani dentists. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 21. One way ANOVA, chi-square and independent t-test were used for statistical analysis. P-value <0.05 was considered as significant. RESULTS: The overall mean FCV-19S score was 26.22 ± 4.907, which is on the higher end. Females showed higher fear scores as compared to males (p<0.001). A statistically significant difference between the scores of General Dental Practitioners (GDP) and specialists was also observed (p<0.001), Statistically, a significant difference was observed between all 4 age groups of dentists, young and elderly dentists demonstrating higher scores (F (3,382) = 8.618, p< 0.001). CONCLUSION: We conclude that due to the current COVID-19 crisis, majority of the dentists of Pakistan are afraid and among them, females, GDPs, young and elderly dentists are found to be more anxious and have a greater fear of getting infected by coronavirus during COVID 19 Pandemic.

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Page(s) 1-6

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Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Dental Association, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Year: 2021

Keywords

anxiety Fear COVID19 Dentist Pakistani

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