Academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during COVID-19 pandemic

Aim: This cross-sectional observational study aimed to evaluate the influence of the Universities lockdown measures on academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of Brazilian finalyear dental students. Methods: 268 undergraduate students regularly enrolled in a Dentistry course at public univer...

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Autores principales:	Mariana Barbosa Câmara-Souza, Fabiana Han Na Kim, Olivia Maria da Costa Figueredo, Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2021
Materias:	Anxiety Depression Pandemics Students, dental Dentistry RK1-715
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d4641032430645ff8f15eb6b90650c952021-11-05T14:02:35ZAcademic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during COVID-19 pandemic10.20396/bjos.v21i00.86663211677-3225https://doaj.org/article/d4641032430645ff8f15eb6b90650c952021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8666321https://doaj.org/toc/1677-3225 Aim: This cross-sectional observational study aimed to evaluate the influence of the Universities lockdown measures on academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of Brazilian finalyear dental students. Methods: 268 undergraduate students regularly enrolled in a Dentistry course at public universities were asked about anxiety, depression, stress sensitivity, and their academic perspectives by using an online survey. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to measure anxiety and depression, while the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) evaluated stress levels. The academic perspective was evaluated by five affirmatives regarding possible difficulties that will be faced when school reopens and after graduation. The possible association between fear of having COVID-19 with psychosocial outcomes and COVID-19 association with academic perspectives were analyzed by ANOVA and chisquare tests, respectively, considering a significance level of 5%. Results: Considering possible associations between the fear of having COVID-19 and psychosocial aspects, significant values were found for anxiety (P = 0.018) and stress sensitivity (P = 0.002). Regarding students’ academic perspectives, COVID-19 had significant impact on less opportunity to perform procedures (P = 0.023), additional expenses with personal protective equipment (P = 0.007), and concerns of consulting elderly people (P = 0.012). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased psychological impairments and enlarged concerns with learning and biosecurity, which might impact academic perspectives. Thus, being aware of these apprehensions, university professors and staff can improve the clinical training of final-year dental students in an empathetic way. Mariana Barbosa Câmara-SouzaFabiana Han Na KimOlivia Maria da Costa FigueredoRenata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues GarciaUniversidade Estadual de CampinasarticleAnxietyDepressionPandemicsStudents, dentalDentistryRK1-715ENBrazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol 21, Iss 00 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Anxiety Depression Pandemics Students, dental Dentistry RK1-715 Mariana Barbosa Câmara-Souza Fabiana Han Na Kim Olivia Maria da Costa Figueredo Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia Academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during COVID-19 pandemic
description	Aim: This cross-sectional observational study aimed to evaluate the influence of the Universities lockdown measures on academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of Brazilian finalyear dental students. Methods: 268 undergraduate students regularly enrolled in a Dentistry course at public universities were asked about anxiety, depression, stress sensitivity, and their academic perspectives by using an online survey. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to measure anxiety and depression, while the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) evaluated stress levels. The academic perspective was evaluated by five affirmatives regarding possible difficulties that will be faced when school reopens and after graduation. The possible association between fear of having COVID-19 with psychosocial outcomes and COVID-19 association with academic perspectives were analyzed by ANOVA and chisquare tests, respectively, considering a significance level of 5%. Results: Considering possible associations between the fear of having COVID-19 and psychosocial aspects, significant values were found for anxiety (P = 0.018) and stress sensitivity (P = 0.002). Regarding students’ academic perspectives, COVID-19 had significant impact on less opportunity to perform procedures (P = 0.023), additional expenses with personal protective equipment (P = 0.007), and concerns of consulting elderly people (P = 0.012). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased psychological impairments and enlarged concerns with learning and biosecurity, which might impact academic perspectives. Thus, being aware of these apprehensions, university professors and staff can improve the clinical training of final-year dental students in an empathetic way.
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title	Academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during COVID-19 pandemic
title_short	Academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during COVID-19 pandemic
title_full	Academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr	Academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	Academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort	academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during covid-19 pandemic
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Campinas
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Academic perspectives and psychosocial aspects of final-year dental students during COVID-19 pandemic

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