The Relationship Between Covid-19 Vaccine Status and Anxiety Levels of Patients Applying to the Faculty of Dentistry

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2, 1555 - 1565, 10.06.2023

Sevde Gül Batmaz , Zehra Süsgün Yıldırım

https://doi.org/10.33715/inonusaglik.1169066

Öz

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between Covid-19 vaccination status and anxiety levels of patients who apply to the Restorative Dentistry Clinic of Çukurova University Faculty of Dentistry.This study was conducted on patients who came to the Department of Restorative Dentistry for treatment between December 2021 and February 2022. A total of 325 people, 288 of whom were vaccinated and 37 were unvaccinated, participated in this study. SPSS 25.0 software was used for statistical analysis, and the significance level was accepted as p<0.05.There was no significant relationship between gender, marital status, having a child, and working status with vaccination status (p>0.05). The rate of postponing dental treatments in vaccinated patients (44.4%) was statistically more significant than in non-vaccinated patients (21.6%) (p=0.008). The education level with the highest rate of vaccination is university graduate (97.3%), illiterate patient group (90%) and postgraduate (90%) patients. When the relationship between vaccination status and age range was examined, the prevalence in the 16-19 age range (16.7%) in vaccinated patients was significantly lower than in unvaccinated patients (51.4%) (p<0.001). After the administration of Covid-19 vaccines, there was a decrease in the anxiety of patients who had dental treatments about the risk of transmission. However, the Covid-19 vaccine is intended to alleviate the symptoms of the disease and does not prevent transmission; It is important to raise awareness of the patient on this issue and to continue with mutual protective measures.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Concern, Covid-19, Dental treatment, Vaccine.

DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİNE BAŞVURAN HASTALARIN COVİD-19 AŞI DURUMLARIYLA ENDİŞE DÜZEYLERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı Çukurova Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Restoratif Diş Tedavisi Kliniği’ne başvuran hastaların Covid-19 aşı durumları ve endişe düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesidir. Bu çalışma Restoratif Diş Tedavisi Anabilim Dalı’na Aralık 2021-Şubat 2022 tarihleri arasında tedaviye gelen hastalar üzerinde yapıldı. Çalışmaya 288’i aşılı, 37’si aşısız olmak üzere toplam 325 kişi katıldı. İstatistiksel analizler için SPSS 25.0 yazılımı kullanılarak anlamlılık düzeyi p<0.05 olarak kabul edildi. Cinsiyet, medeni durum, çocuk sahibi olmak ve çalışma durumu ile aşı olma durumu arasında anlamlı bir ilişki yoktu (p>0.05). Aşı olan hastaların dental tedavileri erteleme oranı (%44.4), aşı olmayan hastalara (%21.6) göre istatistiksel olarak daha anlamlıydı (p=0.008). Aşı olma oranının en yüksek olduğu öğrenim durumu üniversite mezunu (%97.3), okur yazar olmayan hasta grubu (%90) ve yüksek lisans mezunu (%90) hastalardır. Aşı olma durumu ile yaş aralığı arasındaki ilişki incelendiğinde, aşı olan hastalarda 16-19 yaş aralığı prevalansı (%16.7), aşı olmayan hastalara (%51.4) kıyasla anlamlı olarak daha düşüktü (p<0.001). Covid-19 aşılarının uygulanmasından sonra, diş tedavilerini yaptıran hastaların bulaş riski konusunda endişelerinde bir azalma meydana gelmiştir. Ancak Covid19 aşısı hastalığın semptomlarını hafifletmeye yöneliktir, bulaşmayı engellemez; bu konuda hastayı bilinçlendirmek ve karşılıklı olarak koruyucu tedbirlere devam etmek önemlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Aşı, Covid-19, Dental tedavi, Endişe

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