COVID-19 pandemic and pediatric dentistry: Fear, eating habits and parent's oral health perceptions.

Autor: Campagnaro R; Department of Orthodontics, Ingá University Center Uningá, Maringá, Brazil., Collet GO; Department of Dentistry, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil., Andrade MP; Department of Dentistry, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil., Salles JPDSL; Clinical Psychologist, São José do Rio Pardo, Brazil., Calvo Fracasso ML; Department of Dentistry, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil., Scheffel DLS; Department of Dentistry, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil., Freitas KMS; Department of Orthodontics, Ingá University Center Uningá, Maringá, Brazil., Santin GC; Department of Orthodontics, Ingá University Center Uningá, Maringá, Brazil.; Department of Dentistry, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Children and youth services review [Child Youth Serv Rev] 2020 Nov; Vol. 118, pp. 105469. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105469
Abstrakt: Background: Severe measures have been implemented around the world to reduce COVID-19 spread with a significant impact on family dynamics.
Aim: To assess the impact of the pandemic on fear, dietary choices and oral health perceptions of parents.
Design: questionnaire containing 19 questions was remotely applied to 1003 parents of children aged 0-12 years. The questions addressed topics regarding changes in daily routine, dietary habits, fear level, oral health, and variation of income during the pandemic. Data analysis included the description of the relative and absolute frequencies of the variables. Association tests were performed using Fisher's exact and Kruskal-Wallis tests.
Results: 73% of respondents reported income loss. Five hundred sixty-eight people denied seeking medical or dental care. 61.5% of respondents revealed changes in the dietary pattern; most of them mentioned an increase in food intake. Most parents (66.6%) would only seek urgent dental care. There was an association between parents' willingness to take their children to dental appointments with the fear level (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: Most families have experienced changes in daily routine and eating habits during the pandemic. Parents fear COVID-19 and it impacts their behavior regarding seeking dental care for their children.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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