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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Impact of COVID-19 on Portuguese Dental Students: A Cohort Study.

Rodrigo Melo Dos Santos Gonçalves, Gustavo Vicentis Oliveira Fernandes, Juliana Campos Hasse Fernandes, Mariana Seabra, Andreia Figueiredo

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. 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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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rodrigo Melo Dos Santos GonçalvesFaculty of Dental Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal.
Gustavo Vicentis Oliveira FernandesPeriodontics and Oral Medicine Department, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3022-4390
Juliana Campos Hasse FernandesIndependent Researcher, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7603-3544
Mariana SeabraFaculty of Dental Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4256-9724
Andreia FigueiredoFaculty of Dental Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0592-2851
Universidade Católica Portuguesa · PTAnn Arbor Center for Independent Living · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe goal of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Portuguese dental students on their depression, anxiety, temporomandibular dysfunction, academic degree, and oral behaviors.

methodsThe target of this population study was to enroll third-, fourth-, and fifth-year students of the Integrated Master's degree in Dental Medicine at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa-Faculty of Dental Medicine (Viseu, Portugal) in the academic year 2021-2022. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) symptoms, oral behaviors, anxiety, and depression were assessed using validated questionnaires. The variables under study were (a) age, gender, marital status, academic level, academic degree, medication, and any existing pathologies; (b) questions related to taste changes or thoughts that would indicate (or not) worsening psychological conditions (anxiety and depression). After data collection (Google Forms

results98.2% of the students answered the questionnaire. TMD had a prevalence of 35%, and anxiety and depression a prevalence of 29% and 24%, respectively. The results showed that the female gender was the most affected by psychological and temporomandibular disorders. Statistically significant correlations were identified between variables, such as gender and anxiety, TDM, and depression (respectively,

conclusionsIt was possible to conclude that there was a moderate prevalence of TMD, anxiety, and depression in the period studied. Moreover, a statistically significant relationship was found between TMD, anxiety, and depression with gender and frequency of OBs; however, no significant association was found for TMD, anxiety, and depression with the age of students and with the academic degree.

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academic performanceanxietyCOVID-19dentistrydepressionpandemicstemporomandibular disorders

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PMID36981475
PMCPMC10048692
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