Table 3 Frequency distributions of dental personnel (dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants) responding “agree” and “strongly agree” to the COVID-19 questionnaire items
From: Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental health personnel in Norway
COVID-19 Item | Worked clinically with patients | |
|---|---|---|
Yes n = 727 | No n = 510 | |
COVID-19 makes me: | % agree/strongly agree | % agree/strongly agree |
Fear that I will be infected | 72,2 | 71,4 |
Fear that I will infect others | 87,2 | 82,9 |
Feel insecure about whether I have been infected or not* | 56,9 | 49,4 |
Feel that the virus is very close to me and that it can invade my body at any time | 24,2 | 22,9 |
Feel very insecure | 30,7 | 37,3 |
Feel that life is threatening | 9,8 | 9,4 |
Feel that I have lost control of my life | 8,9 | 8,0 |
Think of death / to die | 11,7 | 10,0 |
Feel that the virus will get out of control and spread continuously | 33,1 | 32,7 |
Worry about whether my family will be infected | 77,7 | 75,7 |
Dream that my family or my colleagues are infected* | 18,8 | 12,5 |
Fear that I will end up in quarantine or be forced to limit my activities | 43,3 | 39,0 |
Worry about increased work pressure | 43,9 | 44,7 |
Feeling discriminated against by others | 6,7 | 6,3 |
Worry about whether my family or friends will keep me at a distance because of my job responsibilities | 21,3 | 23,3 |
Worry about having to work with Covid-19 patients | 44,3 | 45,7 |
Worry about other health problems in myself | 27,6 | 32,9 |
Worry about other health problems in my family members* | 61,1 | 59,0 |