Online teaching, quality of life and anxiety of Brazilian dental professors during the COVID-19 outbreak

The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in academic teaching and dental education, but the impact on dental professors' mental health and quality of life remains poorly understood. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts of social distancing and online teaching related to COV...

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Published in:Brazilian oral research 2022, Vol.36, p.e036-e036
Main Authors: Pucinelli, Carolina Maschietto, Oliveira, Angélica Aparecida de, Nelson Filho, Paulo, Silva, Léa Assed Bezerra da, Castro, Guilherme Piedade Assed de, Lima, Ricardo Barbosa, Silva, Raquel Assed Bezerra da
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Language:eng ; por
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Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety Disorders
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Pandemics - prevention & control
Quality of Life
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in academic teaching and dental education, but the impact on dental professors' mental health and quality of life remains poorly understood. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts of social distancing and online teaching related to COVID-19 on the quality of life and anxiety of Brazilian dental professors. This was a cross-sectional study conducted from August 2020 to October 2020. Three instruments were used in an online version: a questionnaire about personal data, academic information and online teaching activities, the Generalized Anxiety Disorders 7 (GAD7) scale, and the Abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-bref) scale. All instruments were sent by e-mail, social media, and messaging apps to private and public universities and professors. Of the 318 responses, 187 (58.8%) were from female professors. Moreover, lack of good internet access and adequate place for online teaching, difficulties in producing teaching materials, and housework roles had a significant impact on the quality of life and anxiety scores (all p-values < 0.05). Also, Brazilian dental professors who declared that they would make greater efforts if the activities were face-to-face had significantly worse quality of life and anxiety scores, and female professors had significantly higher anxiety scores (all p-values < 0.05). These results provide evidence of a negative effect of social distancing and online teaching activities related to COVID-19 outbreak on the health-related quality of life and mental health of Brazilian dental professors.
ISSN:1806-8324
1807-3107
1807-3107
DOI:10.1590/1807-3107bor-2022.vol36.0036