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An Assessment of Various Challenges Perceived by Dental Students amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Digital Questionnaire Study
The objective of our study was to evaluate dental students’ perception of the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic related to their clinical work, education, performance, online examinations, psychological health, and teamwork. A validated online questionnaire consisting of closed ended que...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8869419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35200287 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12020036 |
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author | Hamad, Hawra Al Sunni, Zahra Al AlMohsin, Fatimah AlMaimouni, Yara Khabeer, Abdul Nazir, Muhammad Ashraf Farooq, Imran |
author_facet | Hamad, Hawra Al Sunni, Zahra Al AlMohsin, Fatimah AlMaimouni, Yara Khabeer, Abdul Nazir, Muhammad Ashraf Farooq, Imran |
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description | The objective of our study was to evaluate dental students’ perception of the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic related to their clinical work, education, performance, online examinations, psychological health, and teamwork. A validated online questionnaire consisting of closed ended questions was sent to all the undergraduate dental students at our institute. Data were collected and analyzed statistically using a chi-square test to compare responses of male with female and junior with senior students. A total of 317 undergraduate dental students (N = 317) participated in this cross-sectional study. The most common challenges perceived by the participants were related to their exam duration (77.3%), patient availability (66.9%), difficulty in understanding online lectures (58.4%), and a fear of losing grades (57.4%). Participants reported that the COVID-19 pandemic affected their performance in the courses (75.4%), teamwork (72.2%), educational aspects (67.5%), and psychological health (51.1%). A significantly greater proportion of female students reported the adverse effects of COVID-19 on their psychological health than male students (p = 0.031). Senior students perceived the negative impact of COVID-19 on teamwork significantly more than the junior students (p = 0.004). The majority of students reported challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Female students and senior students perceived more challenges than their counterparts. Future studies from other institutes of this region are recommended to establish a clearer picture of COVID-19 related challenges faced by dental students. |
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spelling | pubmed-88694192022-02-25 An Assessment of Various Challenges Perceived by Dental Students amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Digital Questionnaire Study Hamad, Hawra Al Sunni, Zahra Al AlMohsin, Fatimah AlMaimouni, Yara Khabeer, Abdul Nazir, Muhammad Ashraf Farooq, Imran Behav Sci (Basel) Article The objective of our study was to evaluate dental students’ perception of the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic related to their clinical work, education, performance, online examinations, psychological health, and teamwork. A validated online questionnaire consisting of closed ended questions was sent to all the undergraduate dental students at our institute. Data were collected and analyzed statistically using a chi-square test to compare responses of male with female and junior with senior students. A total of 317 undergraduate dental students (N = 317) participated in this cross-sectional study. The most common challenges perceived by the participants were related to their exam duration (77.3%), patient availability (66.9%), difficulty in understanding online lectures (58.4%), and a fear of losing grades (57.4%). Participants reported that the COVID-19 pandemic affected their performance in the courses (75.4%), teamwork (72.2%), educational aspects (67.5%), and psychological health (51.1%). A significantly greater proportion of female students reported the adverse effects of COVID-19 on their psychological health than male students (p = 0.031). Senior students perceived the negative impact of COVID-19 on teamwork significantly more than the junior students (p = 0.004). The majority of students reported challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Female students and senior students perceived more challenges than their counterparts. Future studies from other institutes of this region are recommended to establish a clearer picture of COVID-19 related challenges faced by dental students. MDPI 2022-02-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8869419/ /pubmed/35200287 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12020036 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hamad, Hawra Al Sunni, Zahra Al AlMohsin, Fatimah AlMaimouni, Yara Khabeer, Abdul Nazir, Muhammad Ashraf Farooq, Imran An Assessment of Various Challenges Perceived by Dental Students amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Digital Questionnaire Study |
title | An Assessment of Various Challenges Perceived by Dental Students amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Digital Questionnaire Study |
title_full | An Assessment of Various Challenges Perceived by Dental Students amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Digital Questionnaire Study |
title_fullStr | An Assessment of Various Challenges Perceived by Dental Students amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Digital Questionnaire Study |
title_full_unstemmed | An Assessment of Various Challenges Perceived by Dental Students amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Digital Questionnaire Study |
title_short | An Assessment of Various Challenges Perceived by Dental Students amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Digital Questionnaire Study |
title_sort | assessment of various challenges perceived by dental students amidst the covid-19 pandemic: a digital questionnaire study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8869419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35200287 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs12020036 |
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