한국치위생학회

A study on the relations of COVID-19 infection related knowledge, infection control performance, and psychosocial well-being of dental hygienists

Sang-Eun Moon^1,2 Jin-Ju Yang^1,* Sun-Hwa Hong³ Bo-Ram Lee³ Hui-Jeong Kim² Ga-Hye Seo² Eun-Chae Kim¹

Department of Dental Hygiene, Kwangju Women’s University
¹Department of Dental Hygiene, Graduate School, Kwangju Women’s University
²Department of Dental Hygiene, Chunmam Techno University

Abstract

This study aimed to verify the relations of COVID-19 infection-related knowledge, dental infection control performance, and psychosocial health of dental hygienists. From the data was analyzed through the frequency analysis, t-test, one way ANOVA, and pearson’s correlation analysis with a total of 198 dental hygienists using SPSS Statistics 21.0. The correct answer rate for knowledge about COVID-19 was higher with a bachelor’s degree or higher. Thus, when the level of education was higher, the performance was also high (p<0.01). COVID-19 infection control performance was highly shown in case of high age (4.43) (p<0.05) and the married (4.42) (p<0.01). Infection control performance was high when they had an educational experience of COVID-19 infection control (4.46), and when the infection control guidebooks were equipped in their workplaces (p<0.001). Degree of psychosocial health of research subjects was shown in the order of potential stress (60.6%), high-risk stress (23.7%), and healthy (15.7%). Infection control performance was higher, the psychosocial health was healthy. For the response to COVID-19 infectious disease and the preparation for mutated viruses and new infectious diseases in the future, it would be necessary to establish the concrete measures for establishing the strict infection control system for dental clinics and also enhancing the psychosocial health of dental hygienists.

Figures & Tables

Table 1. Knowledge of COVID-19 Unit : N(%)