Body Awareness in Dentistry Students and Working Dentists

NCT05829954 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DBA123
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 443
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current study aims to comparison the body awareness and musculoskeletal problems of 1st dentistry students, intern students and working dentists and also investigate the factors affecting the body awareness over the years in dentistry profession.

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases; Body Image; Dentistry

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Body Awareness Questionnaire

  The questionnaire includes physical, emotional and social elements about the sensitivity of a person to normal or abnormal body conditions and processes and questioning the sensitivity to physical reactions. Participants were asked to rate between 1 and 7 for each of the 18 statements (1=Not at all relevant to me, 7=Very appropriate to me). The total score ranges from 18 to 126. As the score increases, BA increases.

  At baseline

• Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

  The questionnaire, was developed by Nordic Council of Ministers in 1987, evaluates musculoskeletal pain intensities of nine body parts; neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, upper and lower back, hip, knee and ankle in the last seven days. Pain intensities were questioned according to Visual Analog Scale.

  At baseline

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Oswestry Disability Index

  At baseline

• Neck Disability Index

  At baseline

• Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale

  At baseline

• Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia

  At baseline

• Nottingham Health Profile:

  At baseline

Study Arms (3)

1st dentistry students

1st dentistry students

Other: questionnaire

Intern dentistry students

5th dentistry students

Other: questionnaire

working dentists

dentists who have worked for at least two years

Other: questionnaire

Interventions

questionnaire OTHER

All questionnaire were obtained via online survey system.

1st dentistry students; Intern dentistry students; working dentists

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Dentistry students and dentists

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hacettepe University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Sevil Bilgin

  Hacettepe University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist, Prof

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 13, 2023
• First Posted: April 26, 2023
• Study Start: May 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 20, 2023
• Study Completion: August 20, 2023
• Last Updated: September 26, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)