Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies
| First author, year | Field | Country | Number of participants (dentists) | Overall quality score* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed, 2020 4 | Fear of carrying infection/fear of getting infected/fear of getting quarantined/Fear of dying by COVID‐19 |
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates, USA United Kingdom, France, Malaysia Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hungary, Bahrain Denmark, Ireland Switzerland, China, Canada, Egypt, Kuwait, Italy, Romania, Finland, Mexico, Republic of Congo, Bulgaria, Israel, Germany, Poland, India, Turkey |
650 from 30 different countries |
7 Good |
| Suryakumari, 2020 7 | Fear of carrying infection/fear of getting infected/fear of getting quarantined/Fear of dying by COVID‐19 | India | 307 |
6 Good |
| Mahdee, 2020 8 | Fear of carrying infection/fear of getting infected/anxiety | Iraq | 435 |
6 Good |
| Aly, 2020 9 | Fear of carrying infection/fear of getting infected/fear of getting quarantined/Fear of dying by COVID‐19 | Egypt | 216 |
7 Good |
| Balwani, 2020 10 | Fear of carrying infection/fear of getting infected/fear of getting quarantined/fear of dying by COVID‐19 | India | 1000 |
6 Good |
| Baskaran, 2020 11 | Fear of carrying infection/anxiety | India | 133 |
5 Fair |
| Uhlen, 2021 12 | Fear of carrying infection/fear of getting infected/Fear of getting quarantined/fear of dying by COVID‐19 | Norway | 1237 |
7 Good |
| Chakraborty, 2020 13 | Fear of getting infected | India | 335 |
7 Good |
| Atas, 2020 14 | Fear of getting infected | Turkey | 90 |
5 Fair |
| Consolo, 2020 15 | Fear/concern/anger/sadness | Italy | 356 |
6 Good |
| Bellini, 2020 16 | Anxiety/fear/concern/anger/sadness | Italy | 1109 |
7 Good |
| Ranka, 2021 17 | Anxiety | United Kingdom | 123 |
6 Good |
| Aly, 2021 18 | Anxiety | Egypt | 58 |
5 Fair |
| Al‐Amad, 2021 19 | Anxiety | United Arab Emirates | 403 |
6 Good |
| Salehiniya, 2021 5 | Anxiety | Iran | 320 |
7 Good |
Abbreviation: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019.