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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

The Impact of Coronavirus Information-Seeking Behavior on Dental Care Access: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study.

Silvia Gallegati, Luca Aquilanti, Valerio Temperini, Gloria Polinesi, Giorgio Rappelli

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Psychological Impact of COVID-19 in the Setting of Dentistry: A Review Article.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Silvia GallegatiDepartment of Management, Polytechnic University of Marche, Piazzale Martelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6923-3369
Luca AquilantiDepartment of Clinical Specialistic and Dental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Tronto 10, 60126 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1079-8565
Valerio TemperiniDepartment of Management, Polytechnic University of Marche, Piazzale Martelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy.
Gloria PolinesiDepartment of Economic and Social Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Piazzale Martelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy.
Giorgio RappelliDepartment of Clinical Specialistic and Dental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Tronto 10, 60126 Ancona, Italy.
Marche Polytechnic University · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Health information-seeking behavior provides a variety of benefits, such as reducing knowledge gaps and educating individuals outside the medical office. This study aimed at evaluating if different sources used to gather information on COVID-19 could affect the willingness to undergo dental appointments. An anonymous survey was posted on social media. The 1003 respondents used several channels of communication, clearly distinguishing reliable from unreliable ones. Multiple logistic regression estimated the effect of different information channels on the probability of being strongly influenced by COVID-19 in accessing upcoming dental appointments. Newspapers were the most-used channel of information (61.2%), blogs and forums the least used (11.2%). Overall, the more an individual was informed, the higher was the risk of missing upcoming dental care appointments (OR 2.05, CI 1.45-2.90,

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COVID-19Information Seeking BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesDental CareFemaleHumansSARS-CoV-2Surveys and Questionnairesconsumer perceptionCOVID-19dental care accessgender differencesmass mediasurvey

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PMID34831806
PMCPMC8622317
OpenAlexW3212889374

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