06 May 2022 : Clinical Research
COVID-19: Another Cause of Dental Anxiety?
Marija Nikolić1ABCDEF*, Aleksandar Mitić1ABE, Jelena Petrović2ABCD, Dragana Dimitrijević2ABCD, Jelena Popović1ABDE, Radomir Barac1ABE, Ana Todorović3ABEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.936535
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936535
Table 2 Correlation analysis. The correlation coefficients for the responses to the questions from section 4 (Q12, Q14, Q15) and sections 1 and 2 (Q1, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8).
| How would you evaluate the level of your dental fear during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic? | “I would only go to a dental office during the pandemic in an emergency.” | “I would cease (or have ceased) ongoing dental treatment due to fear of contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19).” | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How old are you? | Correlation coefficient=0.187=0.000*** | Correlation coefficient=0.168=0.000*** | Correlation coefficient=0.223=0.000*** |
| Have you recovered from COVID-19? | χ=22.697DF=8=0.004,** | χ=14.973DF=8=0.060 (not statistically significant)** | Correlation coefficient=−0.053=0.017*** |
| Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19? | χ=62.341DF=4=0.000,** | χ=43.436DF=4=0.000 ,** | Correlation coefficient=0.137=0.000*** |
| “I have reduced my activities during the pandemic to a minimum (work/school/college/shopping, etc.).” | χ=71.217DF=4=0.000,** | χ=75.096DF=4=0.000,** | Correlation coefficient=0.229=0.000*** |
| What is your evaluation of the current epidemiological situation? | Correlation coefficient=−0.179=0.000*** | Correlation coefficient=−0.115=0.000*** | Correlation coefficient=−0.131=0.000*** |
| How would you evaluate your level of information about COVID-19 and the current state of the pandemic? | Correlation coefficient=0.132P=0.000*** | Correlation coefficient=0.076=0.000*** | Correlation coefficient=0.056=0.010*** |
| DF – degrees of freedom. ** Chi-square test; *** Statistically significant for | |||