COVID-19 pandemic and dental hygienists in Italy: a questionnaire survey

• Published in: BMC health services research Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 994 - 9
• Main Authors: Bontà, Giuliana, Campus, Guglielmo, Cagetti, Maria Grazia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 31.10.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aerosols; Betacoronavirus; Consent; Control; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental hygienist; Dental Hygienists; Diagnosis; Disease transmission; Disinfection & disinfectants; Epidemics; Female; Health services; Humans; Infections; Italy; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Operating Rooms; Pandemics; Patients; Personal protective equipment; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Postoperative Period; Protective measures; Public opinion; Questionnaires; Risk factors; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Signs; Statistical analysis; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Symptoms; Trends; Italy; COVID-19; Dental hygienist; Protective measures; Symptoms
• ISSN: 1472-6963; 1472-6963
• DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05842-x

This online cross-sectional survey assesses the signs/symptoms, the protective measures taken and the awareness and risk perception regarding COVID-19 among Italian dental hygienists. All Italian dental hygienists were invited to participate. The ad hoc online questionnaire was divided into four dom...