Preferences About Personal Protective Equipment

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Behavior, Child; Dental Anxiety; Preference, Patient

Treatments: Behavioral: Dental anxiety scales

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04933578

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Personal protective equipment (PPE) gained importance during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is a global hot topic for all healthcare staff.

Full description

To assess children and parents preferences about dentists' appearance concerning their PPE and to determine the relationship between the preferences of the children and their parents.

A total of 250 children aged with 6-12 years and their parents were enrolled in the study. Standardised pictures with different sex, attire, eye protector, hair protector, mask and gloves were shown to children and their parents separately and asked to chose their preferences. Dental anxiety of children and their parents were determined with MCDASf and MDAS, respectively. Decayed-missing-filled teeth (DMFT) index was employed to the children.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 6-12 years and their parents,
• intellectually sufficient to complete the questionnaire,
• with voluntariness to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

• had mental or physical disorders, cooperation problems or dental pain

Trial design

500 participants in 2 patient groups

Children

Description:

1. The Faces Version of Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDASf), which is a psychometric dental anxiety scale for children with eight questions, was used to determine the dental anxiety levels of the children. 2. The children's preferences for the appearance of dentists were determined in the second part. 3. Routine dental examinations of children with a dental mirror and artificial light were completed by an experienced pediatric dentist according to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and criteria.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dental anxiety scales

Parents

Description:

1. The questionnaire including demographic information (age, sex, and medical and dental history) was applied to the parents. 2. In the second section, the MDAS was administered to parents, differently from children. 3. The parents' preferences for the appearance of dentists were determined in the second part.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dental anxiety scales