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Fatemeh Hejrati, Dr Maryam Ghaemi-Amiri, Dr Effat Khodadadi, Dr Mohamad Mehdi Naghibi Sistani, Mr Hemmat Gholinia Ahangar,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (9-2023)
Abstract
Background: Students' self-assessment of clinical competencies can be a criterion to evaluate the students' clinical training needs. The present study aimed to investigate dental students' self-assessment of their ability in clinical competencies in the pediatric dentistry of Babol Faculty of Dentistry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: 71 students participated in this correlation-descriptive study. The researcher-made questionnaire with examined validity and reliability included three parts: 1. personal characteristics, 2. self-assessment questions of students regarding their ability in clinical competencies, 3. and questions about the number of treatments performed by students. The data were entered into SPSS software (22) and were analyzed with independent t-tests, ANOVA, Spearman's correlation coefficient, and descriptive indices.
Results: A significant correlation was observed between female gender and latex In this study, among the 12 groups of clinical competencies examined, the highest level of ability was related to the extraction of deciduous teeth (80.63 ± 20.78), and the lowest level of ability was related to treating patients with systemic problems (36.61±25.99) followed by abscess of deciduous teeth treatment (49.64±24.45) and child behavior control (58.80±21.17).
Conclusion: Students studying during the COVID-19 pandemic evaluated their ability to perform clinical competencies in pediatric dentistry as generally medium to high. However, competency in treating patients with systemic problems, treating abscesses of deciduous teeth, and controlling child behavior did not have a suitable rank compared to competency in other groups of clinical competencies. This issue shows the necessity of planning to compensate for not achieving educational goals in the era of COVID-19.
Fatemeh Kelich, Mojtaba Qanbari Qalehsari, Ali Zabihi, Afsaneh Arzani, Seyedeh Roghayeh Jafarian_amiri, Navid Danaee,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (9-2023)
Abstract
Background: Covid-19 is a disease with different characteristics, ranging from symptomless carriers to death due to complications, which can induce a significant amount of stress. Resilience is very important for coping with stress and maintaining balance. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between resilience and clinical symptoms in patients with Covid-19.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive analytical study was conducted in 2022, with the participation of 100 patients hospitalized at Shahid Beheshti, Yahya Nejad, and Rouhani hospitals in Babol city, as well as Kausar hospital in Semnan city, who had received positive PCR test results and a definite diagnosis of Covid-19. They were selected using a convenience sampling method. Data collection tools included demographic information, a symptom checklist, clinical information, the Mini Mental Status Questionnaire (MMSE), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)-10.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 53±15.3 years, and 91% of them were married. Seventy-eight percent of the patients had a headache, 83% had a cough, and 88% had dyspnea. There was no significant difference in resilience scores between patients with symptoms and those without symptoms (P>0.05). The multiple regression model revealed no significant relationship between disease symptom severity and resilience levels, even when considering the confounding variables (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The absence of a relationship between Covid-19 symptoms and resilience may be attributed to the complex nature of the disease and the multidimensional aspect of resilience. We suggest conducting more comprehensive research on various facets of resilience and its mechanisms of impact on diseases in diverse contexts, with larger sample sizes.
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