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 3 Correlation analysis. The correlation coefficients for the responses to the questions from section 4 (Q16) and sections 1 and 2 (Q1, Q4, Q5, Q7, Q8).
| “Irrespective of the initiation of mass vaccination, and the fact that many people have recovered from the virus and cannot transmit it, I still do not feel completely secure in a dental office.” | |
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| How old are you? | Correlationcoefficient=0.242=0.000*** |
| Have you recovered from COVID-19? | χ=21.512DF=8=0.006,** |
| Have you been vaccinated against COVID-19? | χ=56.157DF=4=0.000,** |
| What is your evaluation of the current epidemiological situation? | Correlation coefficient=−0.227=0.000*** |
| How would you evaluate your level of information about COVID-19 and the current state of the pandemic? | Correlation coefficient=0.133=0.000*** |
| DF – degrees of freedom. ** Chi-square test; *** Statistically significant for | |