Knowledge about and emotional impact of COVID-19 among Brazilian dental students

• Autor(a) principal: Marubayashi, Lucas Masaru
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: torres , Carolina Paes, Silva, Clara Marina Pereira Cavalcanti, Consiglieri, Renata Sant´ Anna, Barbosa, Paulla Iáddia Zarpellon, Inácio, Gisele Carvalho, Borsatto, Maria Cristina, Queiroz, Alexandra Mussolino de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/1713
• topic: Pandemia; COVID-19; Estudantes de Odontologia; Saúde Mental; ansiedade; Pandemics; COVID-19; Students Dental; Mental Health; Anxiety; Pandemia; COVID-19; Estudiantes de Odontología; Salud Mental; Ansiedad

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote teaching activities have been implemented as a social distancing measure. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge that Brazilian dental students have about COVID-19, as well as the possible impact of the pandemic on these students’ emotional and social conditions. This is a cross-sectional study using primary-data collection by means of a structured questionnaire. The latter was open from August 11 to September 11, 2020, with weekly submissions, and with convenience sampling. Data were subjected to descriptive analysis. The research included students attending the first to the tenth period of Dentistry courses, from different Brazilian regions. A total of 520 responses were collected from 14 states in the country. The students proved to have a high level of knowledge about COVID-19; 77.31% did not feel safe, 85.96% claimed to be afraid of the future, and 96.15% stated that their undergraduate courses went through losses. Moreover, 69.56% reported a worsening in their emotional state, 83.08% perceived themselves as being more stressed, 58.46% said they developed insomnia, and 51.25% stated that the pandemic had a negative effect on family finances. It is concluded that Brazilian dental students have knowledge about COVID-19, and the pandemic has negatively affected them in terms of emotional and social aspects.