PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS AMONG DENTAL INTERNS IN THE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN BENGALURU – A DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY
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Anxiety, Covid-19, Dental Interns, Depression, Stress
Abstract
Introduction – The COVID-19 pandemic presented severe difficulties for the world's healthcare systems and exerted incomparable pressure on healthcare providers. This study was undertaken to assess the psychological impact among dental interns in dental institutions across Bengaluru during the second wave of COVID-19.
Materials and methods- The descriptive survey was conducted through online questionnaire forms circulated among dental interns in dental institutions across Bengaluru practicing during the second wave of COVID-19. Summary statistics were calculated using SPSS 26.0.
Results- Among the 310 dental interns who responded, 70.3% had anxiety, 60% were stressed, and 83.5% had depression.
Conclusion- The current study provides an estimate of the burden of psychological disturbances manifesting in dental interns in Bengaluru due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Dr. Rohan Shinkre
Research Consultant, Central Research Wing, KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences,
Bengaluru, Contact number- 918788810421, Orcid ID: 0000-0001-6693- 6344
Dr. Vipin K Jain
2PhD Candidate, Australian Centre for Integration of Oral Health (ACIOH), School of Nursing & Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Ingham Institute Applied Medical Research, Australia
Dr. B.K Srivastava
Head of Department, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru.
Dr. Shruthi Eshwar
Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru
Dr. Aarya Bharadwaj
Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KLE Society's Institute of Dental
Sciences, Bengaluru.
Dr. Ishan Mukherji
Assistant professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental
Sciences and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal