Study Protocol for an Online Questionnaire Survey on Symptoms/Signs, Protective Measures, Level of Awareness and Perception Regarding COVID-19 Outbreak among Dentists. A Global Survey.
Guglielmo Giuseppe CampusMarcela Diaz-BetancourtMaria Grazia CagettiJoana C CarvalhoThiago Saads CarvalhoJavier F Cortés-MartinicorenaJames DeschnerGail V A DouglasRodrigo Andrés GiacamanVita Maciulskiene-VisockieneDavid John MantonDaniela Prócida RaggioFrancisco Ramos-GomezRuxandra Sava-RosianuNatalia S MorozovaGianrico SpagnuoloAna P VukovicThomas Gerhard Wolfnull On Behalf Of The COVIDental Collaboration GroupPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have developed preparedness and prevention checklists for healthcare professionals regarding the containment of COVID-19. The aim of the present protocol is to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak among dentists in different countries where various prevalence of the epidemic has been reported. Several research groups around the world were contacted by the central management team. The online anonymous survey will be conducted on a convenience sample of dentists working both in national health systems and in private or public clinics. In each country/area, a high (~5-20%) proportion of dentists working there will be invited to participate. The questionnaire, developed and standardized previously in Italy, has four domains: (1) personal data; (2) symptoms/signs relative to COVID-19; (3) working conditions and PPE (personal protective equipment) adopted after the infection's outbreak; (4) knowledge and self-perceived risk of infection. The methodology of this international survey will include translation, pilot testing, and semantic adjustment of the questionnaire. The data will be entered on an Excel spreadsheet and quality checked. Completely anonymous data analyses will be performed by the central management team. This survey will give an insight into the dental profession during COVID-19 pandemic globally.
Keyphrases
- cross sectional
- healthcare
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- electronic health record
- mental health
- public health
- randomized controlled trial
- primary care
- palliative care
- emergency department
- risk factors
- psychometric properties
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- social media
- health insurance
- social support
- health information
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus