The impact of parents' fears of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on children's visits to pediatric dental offices in Iran.
| Autor: | Taravati S; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran., Farokhnia M; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of family medicine and primary care [J Family Med Prim Care] 2022 Oct; Vol. 11 (10), pp. 6472-6477. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 31. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_462_22 |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of parents' fears of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on pediatric dental visits. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, conducted from July 2020 to August 2020, 500 parents of children who had visited pediatric dental offices were randomly selected. Parents were given a questionnaire containing 33 questions, which included three parts: (1) demographic characteristics, (2) dental problems scale, and (3) fear of SARS-CoV-2 scale. Based on the collected responses, the relationships between demographic factors, children's dental problems, and parents' fear of SARS-CoV-2 were evaluated. Results: The most common reason for visiting a pediatric dentist during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak was tooth pain. Regarding parents' fear, 62.6% ( n = 313) had moderate fear, 74.2% ( n = 371) had a history of delays in referring to the dentist, and 54.4% ( n = 272) had a history of moderate-to-severe dental pain. The fear scores in mothers were significantly higher than in fathers ( P < 0.001). Parents of children with more pain and dental problems had higher scores on the fear scale ( P = 0.017), ( P = 0.016). Conclusion: Most pediatric dental visits during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak were due to dental pain, and most parents had moderate-to-severe fear of their children being infected by SARS-CoV-2 through dental visits. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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