Prevalence of self-reported symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and associated factors in the period of distance learning.

Autor: Santos MAS; Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil., Ramos AG; Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil., de Sousa TC; Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil., de Medeiros RA; Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. rodrigo.medeiros@unb.br.; Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Odontologia, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro - UnB, Asa Norte, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil. rodrigo.medeiros@unb.br.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical oral investigations [Clin Oral Investig] 2023 Jan; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 377-385. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 11.
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-022-04743-z
Abstrakt: Objective: Assess the prevalence of self-reported TMD symptoms and anxiety and check the quality of sleep and life during the distance learning period in university students at the University of Brasilia (UnB).
Materials and Methods: The participants were students from the Health Sciences College and Medicine College at UnB. Self-administered questionnaires were used to evaluate symptoms of TMD, quality of life, and sleep quality. One-way analysis of variance, followed by Bonferroni test, and Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by Dunn's test, were performed (P < 0.05). For qualitative data analysis, the chi-square test was applied (P < 0.05).
Results: Total 156 students were included; prevalence of TMD, anxiety, sleep disturbance, and poor sleep quality was 73.1%, 84%, 12.8%, and 62.8%, respectively. A greater prevalence of painful TMD was observed in students with severe anxiety (P = 0.007). Students with symptoms of painful TMD, severe anxiety, and sleep disorders had statistically worse quality of life.
Conclusions: The implementation of distance learning in health courses to replace classroom teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted TMD prevalence, anxiety, quality of life, and sleep quality.
Clinical Relevance: Psychological factors are directly associated with TMD symptoms and quality of life, TMD conditions are related to quality of life as well. COVID-19 pandemic and the distance learning in health courses are new situations that can lead to a great impact on mental health and in consequence to TMD conditions and quality of life.
(© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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