Emotional Health Status of Postgraduate Students of Periodontics in India During COVID Health Crisis—A Questionnaire-Based Study

Dental students, especially postgraduate students present a higher risk of getting infected because of their close contact with the patients during this pandemic. The objectives of the study include (a) the reasons for postgraduate students’ altered emotional status during coronavirus (COVID-19) inf...

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Autores principales:	Mohan Kumar Pasupuleti MDS, Gautami S Penmetsa MDS, Sruthima NVS Gottumukkala MDS, Jaswitha Vintha, E Santosh Vamsi, G Meghana
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a1c88f57e1cc4ed494f71701e88f6c542021-12-01T23:06:39ZEmotional Health Status of Postgraduate Students of Periodontics in India During COVID Health Crisis—A Questionnaire-Based Study2374-374310.1177/23743735211056436https://doaj.org/article/a1c88f57e1cc4ed494f71701e88f6c542021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/23743735211056436https://doaj.org/toc/2374-3743Dental students, especially postgraduate students present a higher risk of getting infected because of their close contact with the patients during this pandemic. The objectives of the study include (a) the reasons for postgraduate students’ altered emotional status during coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. (b) To assess the kind of infection protocols adopted. (c) To assess the impacts of postgraduate students’ emotional status on treating patients with periodontal problems during the COVID-19 lockdown period from March 2020 to December 2020. The emotional status of postgraduate students was assessed in 2 phases that are at the initial phase of COVID infection and lockdown and the second phase when the lockdown was prolonged. Questionnaires were distributed to the Postgraduate students of periodontics all over India to assess their level of awareness of COVID infection, type of infection control measures followed during the pandemic period, as well as the outpatient turnout during the lockdown period. Results of this study stated that more than 80% of students addressed the decline in the number of patients to surgical clinics, 76.3% of postgraduates were worried about themselves and their families due to the pandemic situation. Surprisingly, 74.3% of them even worried about losing their expertize or skills due to a long lockdown period. Dental postgraduates all over India are willing to treat their patients during the period of a pandemic but in strict compliance with infection control guidelines. This study assessed the emotional responses of the postgraduates during the pandemic through the questionnaire and concluded that all the professionals are ready to resume their clinical activities with adequate guidelines provided.Mohan Kumar Pasupuleti MDSGautami S Penmetsa MDSSruthima NVS Gottumukkala MDSJaswitha VinthaE Santosh VamsiG MeghanaSAGE PublishingarticleMedicine (General)R5-920ENJournal of Patient Experience, Vol 8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine (General) R5-920 Mohan Kumar Pasupuleti MDS Gautami S Penmetsa MDS Sruthima NVS Gottumukkala MDS Jaswitha Vintha E Santosh Vamsi G Meghana Emotional Health Status of Postgraduate Students of Periodontics in India During COVID Health Crisis—A Questionnaire-Based Study
description	Dental students, especially postgraduate students present a higher risk of getting infected because of their close contact with the patients during this pandemic. The objectives of the study include (a) the reasons for postgraduate students’ altered emotional status during coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. (b) To assess the kind of infection protocols adopted. (c) To assess the impacts of postgraduate students’ emotional status on treating patients with periodontal problems during the COVID-19 lockdown period from March 2020 to December 2020. The emotional status of postgraduate students was assessed in 2 phases that are at the initial phase of COVID infection and lockdown and the second phase when the lockdown was prolonged. Questionnaires were distributed to the Postgraduate students of periodontics all over India to assess their level of awareness of COVID infection, type of infection control measures followed during the pandemic period, as well as the outpatient turnout during the lockdown period. Results of this study stated that more than 80% of students addressed the decline in the number of patients to surgical clinics, 76.3% of postgraduates were worried about themselves and their families due to the pandemic situation. Surprisingly, 74.3% of them even worried about losing their expertize or skills due to a long lockdown period. Dental postgraduates all over India are willing to treat their patients during the period of a pandemic but in strict compliance with infection control guidelines. This study assessed the emotional responses of the postgraduates during the pandemic through the questionnaire and concluded that all the professionals are ready to resume their clinical activities with adequate guidelines provided.
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author	Mohan Kumar Pasupuleti MDS Gautami S Penmetsa MDS Sruthima NVS Gottumukkala MDS Jaswitha Vintha E Santosh Vamsi G Meghana
author_facet	Mohan Kumar Pasupuleti MDS Gautami S Penmetsa MDS Sruthima NVS Gottumukkala MDS Jaswitha Vintha E Santosh Vamsi G Meghana
author_sort	Mohan Kumar Pasupuleti MDS
title	Emotional Health Status of Postgraduate Students of Periodontics in India During COVID Health Crisis—A Questionnaire-Based Study
title_short	Emotional Health Status of Postgraduate Students of Periodontics in India During COVID Health Crisis—A Questionnaire-Based Study
title_full	Emotional Health Status of Postgraduate Students of Periodontics in India During COVID Health Crisis—A Questionnaire-Based Study
title_fullStr	Emotional Health Status of Postgraduate Students of Periodontics in India During COVID Health Crisis—A Questionnaire-Based Study
title_full_unstemmed	Emotional Health Status of Postgraduate Students of Periodontics in India During COVID Health Crisis—A Questionnaire-Based Study
title_sort	emotional health status of postgraduate students of periodontics in india during covid health crisis—a questionnaire-based study
publisher	SAGE Publishing
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url	https://doaj.org/article/a1c88f57e1cc4ed494f71701e88f6c54
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Emotional Health Status of Postgraduate Students of Periodontics in India During COVID Health Crisis—A Questionnaire-Based Study

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