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Type:	Artigo de Periódico
Title:	Factors associated with dentists' search for oral health information during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors:	Júnia Maria Serra-Negra Alex Júnio Silva Cruz Ana Sofia Baptista Teresa Pinho Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu Isabela Almeida Pordeus
Abstract:	The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the factors associated with the search by Brazilian and Portuguese dentists for oral health information on social networks during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 597 Brazilian and Portuguese dentists answered an online questionnaire between January 17 and 31, 2021. Respondents were asked about sociodemographic data, weight and height, hours of sleep per night, screen time for work and leisure, and where they sought information about general and/or oral health for themselves and for their loved ones and information about COVID-19. Descriptive statistics and binary regression were used for the statistical analysis. Most participants were Brazilian (62.8%) and 451 (75.5%) were female. Mean age was 42.1 years (± 12.5 years). For every lost hour of sleep, the chances of participants frequently or always searching for information about self-perceived oral health problems on lay websites increased by 1.33 times. For every additional hour spent on social networks or on the Internet, the likelihood of participants frequently searching for selfperceived oral health problems on lay websites increased by 17% (OR = 1.17; 95% CI: 1.06–1.30). Individuals who searched the Internet for information about COVID-19 symptoms before consulting their doctors were 3.85 times more likely (95% CI: 2.22–6.67) to frequently or always search for information about self-perceived oral health problems on lay websites. Dentists used lay websites to search for general and oral health knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic, and shorter sleep duration favored screen use.
Subject:	COVID-19 Epidemiologia Odontólogos Saúde bucal
language:	eng
metadata.dc.publisher.country:	Brasil
Publisher:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher Initials:	UFMG
metadata.dc.publisher.department:	FAO - DEPARTAMENTO DE ODONTOLOGIA SOCIAL E PREVENTIVA
Rights:	Acesso Aberto
metadata.dc.identifier.doi:	https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-3107bor-2022.vol36.0052
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1843/60980
Issue Date:	15-Apr-2022
metadata.dc.url.externa:	https://www.scielo.br/j/bor/a/jTBYYLHBnhNdkBYncF9dF8z/?lang=en
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof:	Brazilian Oral Research
Appears in Collections:	Artigo de Periódico

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