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Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on behavioural and psychosocial factors related to oral health in adolescents: A cohort study
- Source :
- International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on behavioural and psychosocial aspects related to oral health is unknown. Aim This study evaluated the psychosocial and behavioural changes related to oral health in adolescents immediately before and during the pandemic period of COVID‐19, enabling a longitudinal assessment of the perceived changes. Design This cohort study evaluated 290 adolescents from November 2019 to February 2020 (T1—before the pandemic in Brazil) and from June to July 2020 (T2) in southern Brazil. Sociodemographic, behavioural, and psychosocial variables were measured before and during the pandemic. Issues related to social distancing and job loss were also collected. The differences between the variables in T1 and T2, as well as the effect of social distancing, were assessed using a multilevel‐adjusted logistic regression model for repeated measures. Results A total of 207 adolescents were re‐evaluated at T2 (a response rate of 71.3%). During the pandemic, the frequency of toothbrushing, the use of dental services, and the self‐perceived need for dental treatment significantly decreased. Sugar consumption, bruxism, and quality of sleep did not change significantly. Conclusion Behavioural and psychosocial factors showed significant changes due to the COVID‐19 pandemic in adolescents.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
coronavirus
Oral Health
Oral health
Logistic regression
Cohort Studies
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
COVID‐19
Environmental health
Pandemic
longitudinal studies
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Pandemics
General Dentistry
Response rate (survey)
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
Social distance
COVID-19
Repeated measures design
Original Articles
030206 dentistry
behaviour
Original Article
business
Psychosocial
Brazil
Cohort study
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1365263X and 09607439
- Volume :
- 31
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d675ff8808f5695c3efc45f252d0644c