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Facial Self-Touching and the Propagation of COVID-19: The Role of Gloves in the Dental Practice
Laura Lacomba-trejoMaría Carrillo-díazMartín Romero-marotoMaría José González-olmosubject
Dental practiceAdultmedicine.medical_specialty2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMesures d'excepcióCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)genetic structuresHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Threat perceptionhigh riskAudiologyArticleIllness perceptions03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineControl measuretouchSurveys and QuestionnairesCOVID–19MedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicinebusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCOVID-19anxietyAnsietat030220 oncology & carcinogenesisSARS–CoV–2MedicineAnxietypreventive measuresAvaluació del riscmedicine.symptombusinessdescription
Background: Despite facial self–touching being a possible source of transmission of SARS–Co–V–2 its role in dental practice has not been studied. Factors such as anxiety symptoms or threat perception of COVID–19 may increase the possibility of contagion. The objective was to compare the impact of control measures, such as gloves or signs in the reduction in facial self–touching. Methods: An intra–subject design was undertaken with 150 adults. The patients’ movements in the waiting room were monitored with Microsoft Kinect software on three occasions: without any control measures, using plastic gloves or using advisory signs against self–touching. Additionally, the participants completed the sub–scale of STAI (State–Anxiety) and the BIP–Q5 (Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire)
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2021-06-29 |