Emotional disorders, parafunctional habits, and bruxism in hospital healthcare professionals in the COVID-19 post-pandemic period: a cross-sectional observational study
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-2950/22018129042022ENKeywords:
Bruxism, COVID-19, Health PersonnelAbstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital
healthcare professionals (HHP) were vulnerable to sources of
anxiety that can lead to the onset or worsening of conditions
such as bruxism and parafunctional habits (PH). This study
aims to evaluate the relationship between sleep bruxism (SB),
awake bruxism (AB), and PH and HHP’s stress, anxiety, and
depression in the post-pandemic period. Data were collected
via an online questionnaire composed of four sections: sample
characterization, “Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale”
(DASS-21), “Oral Behavior Checklist” (OBC), and diagnostic
questionnaire of SB from the American Academy of Sleep
Medicine. This is a descriptive and inferential statistical analysis
with 118 responses (mostly females and nurses). A total of
99.2% of the sample presented PH, 38.1% SB, and 686% AB.
We found a significant association between AB and stress
(p=0029), anxiety (p=0005), and depression (p=0.004); SB
and anxiety (p=0.013); and between SB and AB and emotional
changes in the studied sample.
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