Table 1.
Answer Frequency of the Different Items through the Different Time Periods (Strict [SC] and Partial Confinement [PC]) (Mean ± Standard Deviation)
| Question | Endodontists |
Dental assistants |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | PC | SC | PC | |
| 1. Perceived patient increased level of anxiety | 5.2 ± 2.7∗ | 1.7 ± 1.7∗ | 4.8 ± 2.5 | 4.2 ± 2.3 |
| Week 1/5 | 7.2 ± 0.9a | 2.7 ± 1.7bc | 5.6 ± 2.8 | 6.0 ± 1.1 |
| Week 2/6 | 7.0 ± 1.8ab | 2.0 ± 2.2c | 4.8 ± 1.7 | 5.4 ± 1.9 |
| Week 3/7 | 3.7 ± 2.8ab | 1.3 ± 1.9c | 3.7 ± 2.8 | 4.4 ± 1.9 |
| Week 4/8 | 2.7 ± 1.5bc | 1.0 ± 1.4c | 3.5 ± 2.3 | 2.0 ± 1.2 |
| 2. Perceived level of anxiety during the workday | 3.7 ± 1.9∗ | 2.1 ± 1.1∗ | 4.2 ± 3.2 | 2.8 ± 1.9 |
| Week 1/5 | 5.0 ± 2.4a | 2.7 ± 1.7ab | 5.7 ± 2.8 | 5.2 ± 2.5 |
| Week 2/6 | 4.5 ± 1.0ab | 2.2 ± 0.5ab | 6.5 ± 2.5 | 3.7 ± 3.1 |
| Week 3/7 | 3.2 ± 2.5ab | 2.0 ± 0.8ab | 3.7 ± 2.8 | 2.7 ± 2.8 |
| Week 4/8 | 2.0 ± 2.0ab | 1.2 ± 0.5b | 5.1 ± 2.3 | 3.5 ± 2.8 |
| 3. Perceived cause that can further affect anxiety level | ||||
| Risk of contagion | 4.9 ± 2.0∗ | 2.9 ± 1.5∗ | 5.5 ± 3.1 | 4.1 ± 2.9 |
| Week 1/5 | 6.3 ± 1.7 | 4.0 ± 1.4 | 7.5 ± 1.3 | 4.8 ± 3.3 |
| Week 2/6 | 5.5 ± 2.0 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 6.7 ± 0.9 | 4.0 ± 2.6 |
| Week 3/7 | 4.2 ± 2.0 | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 6.5 ± 1.7 | 3.6 ± 2.7 |
| Week 4/8 | 3.5 ± 1.7 | 2.5 ± 1.9 | 4.8 ± 3.1 | 3.8 ± 3.1 |
| 4. Relieved to be able to leave home to go to work | 7.3 ± 3.0 | 6.7 ± 3.6 | 6.0 ± 2.9 | 6.0 ± 3.1 |
| 5. Perceived sense of security during | ||||
| Travel to the clinic | 8.1 ± 1.4ab | 7.8 ± 1.5ab | 7.4 ± 2.3a | 4.7 ± 3.1a |
| In the dental clinic | 6.6 ± 1.1a | 7.1 ± 1.6a | 6.7 ± 1.6a | 5.1 ± 2.3a |
| Travel home | 7.8 ± 1.2ab | 7.6 ± 1.5ab | 7.3 ± 2.2a | 5.8 ± 3.2a |
| Arriving home | 9.2 ± 0.4b | 8.6 ± 0.8b | 9.4 ± 0.8b | 9.0 ± 1.1b |
| 6. May the final treatment result be influenced by context | 3.5 ± 2.2∗ | 1.0 ± 1.3∗ | 4.1 ± 3.4 | 3.5 ± 2.8 |
| 7. Level of perceived level of anxiety during work | ||||
| Patient management | 1.6 ± 1.2bc | 2.4 ± 1.4ab | 4.0 ± 3.1 | 2.2 ± 2.3 |
| Anesthesia inoculation/accompany the patient to the box | 3.8 ± 3.0a | 3.1 ± 2.2a | 3.4 ± 3.6 | 2.5 ± 2.3 |
| Rubber dam placement/assistance | 1.3 ± 1.3bc | 1.8 ± 2.2ab | 2.8 ± 2.5 | 2.4 ± 2.1 |
| RCT procedure/assistance | 2.7 ± 1.8ab | 2.8 ± 1.7ab | 2.8 ± 2.5 | 2.4 ± 2.1 |
| X-ray taking/disinfection material and box | 0.8 ± 0.8c | 1.1 ± 0.7b | 5.0 ± 2.5a | 4.2 ± 2.4a |
RCT, root canal treatment.
Values with different superscript letters within each column have statistically significant differences. Significance was set at P < .05.
∗
Indicates statistically significant differences.