Amaç: Diş hekimliği, ağız içerisinde tedavi uygulamaları esnasında tükürük, kan, ortaya çıkan yoğun aerosol ve damlacıklara maruz kalması nedeniyle koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] enfeksiyonu açısından riskli mesleklerdendir. Çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 pandemisinin diş hekimlerinde yarattığı risk algısını ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma, 3 bölümlü 25 sorudan oluşmaktaydı. COVID-19 Algılanan Risk Ölçeği'nin ilk 4 sorusu kişisel riskin bilişsel boyutunu, diğer 4 sorusu ise duygusal boyutunu içermekteydi. Çalışma, sosyal medya (WhatsApp) tabanlı olarak 4-24 Nisan 2021 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirildi. İstatistiksel analizde, Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney U testi, Kruskal-Wallis testi ve Spearman korelasyon katsayısı kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Kadınların duygusal risk algısı puanları erkeklere göre daha fazla hesaplanmıştır (p=0,007). Evlilerin duygusal ve toplam risk algısı puanlarının bekârlara göre daha fazla olduğu saptanmıştır (p=0,045, p=0,029). Katılımcıların yaşları ile duygusal ve toplam risk algısı puanları arasında negatif yönlü korelasyon saptanmıştır (sırasıyla r=-0,108 p=0,014; r=-0,105 p=0,017). Kamuda çalışan diş hekimlerinin, bilişsel risk algısı (p=0,026), duygusal risk algısı (p=0,006) ve toplam risk algısı (p=0,001) puanları, özelde çalışanlara göre daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Filyasyonda çalışan diş hekimlerin bilişsel risk algısı (p=0,005), duygusal risk algısı (p=0,022) ve toplam risk algısı (p=0,001) çalışmayan diş hekimlerine oranla daha yüksek hesaplanmıştır. COVID-19 geçiren diş hekimlerin bilişsel risk algısı puanları geçirmeyenlere göre daha fazla bulunmuştur (p=0,003). Sonuç: Diş hekimlerinde COVID-19 pandemisinin yarattığı risk algısının faktörlere göre değiştiği tespit edilmiştir. Duygusal risk algısı; kadınlarda, gençlerde, evli kişilerde ve mesleğe yeni başlayanlarda, bilişsel risk algısı ise COVID-19 enfeksiyonu geçirenlerde yüksek hesaplanmıştır. Duygusal ve bilişsel risk algısı kamuda ve filyasyonda çalışanlarda yüksek bulunmuştur.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; diş hekimleri; risk algısı
Objective: Dentistry is a risky profession in terms of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection due to exposure to saliva, blood, intense aerosols and droplets during oral treatment. The aim of the study is to determine the risk perception created by the COVID-19 pandemic in dentists and the affecting factors. Material and Methods: The study consisted of 25 questions with 3 parts. The first 4 questions of the COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale included the cognitive dimension of personal risk, and the other 4 questions included the emotional dimension. The study was carried out between 4th and 24th of April 2021 based on social media (WhatsApp). In statistical analysis, Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's correlation coefficient were used. Results: Emotional risk perception scores of women were calculated to be higher than for men (p=0.007). It was determined that the emotional and total risk perception scores of the married people were higher than the singles (p=0.045, p=0.029). A negative correlation was found between the ages of the participants and their emotional and total risk perception scores (respectively r=-0.108 p=0.014; r=-0.105 p=0.017). The cognitive risk perception (p=0.026), emotional risk perception (p=0.006) and total risk perception (p=0.001) scores of public dentists were found to be higher when compared to those of working in private. The cognitive risk perception (p=0.005) and emotional risk perception (p=0.022) and total risk perception (p=0.001) scores of dentists working in filiation were calculated to be higher than those of non-working dentists. The cognitive risk perception scores of dentists who had COVID-19 were higher than those who did not (p=0.003). Conclusion: It has been determined that the risk perception created by the COVID-19 pandemic in dentists varies according to the factors. Emotional risk perception was calculated high in women, young people and married people, while cognitive risk perception was calculated high in those who had COVID19 infection. Emotional and cognitive risk perception were found to be high among those working in the public sector and in filia.
Keywords: COVID-19; dentists; risk perception
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