Publication: Depression among Online Respondent Oral Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Date
2022
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Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
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Introduction: COVID-19 outbreak brought unprecedented pressure on dental and oral health care workers leading to increased depression. This study aimed to find the prevalence of depression among online respondent oral healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from 24 June 2020 to 13 July 2020 among oral health care workers in a tertiary care centre. Ethical approval was taken from the Ethical Review Board (Reference number: 2710). Convenience sampling method was used. The data were collected using a questionnaire through Google Forms. Point estimate and 95% confidence interval were calculated.
Results: Among 133 oral health care workers, the prevalence of depression was found to be 29 (21.80%) (14.78-28.82, 95% Confidence Interval).
Conclusions: The prevalence of depression among oral health care workers was lower than similar studies done in similar settings.
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Saroj Prasad Deo
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Medical College, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-2065
Anoop Krishna Gupta
Department of Psychiatry, National Medical College, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal
Tarakant Bhagat
Department of Public Health Dentistry, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
Harendra Mohan Singh
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, National Medical College, Birgunj, Parsa, Nepal
Keywords
COVID-19, Depression, Oral health