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NCT Number: NCT05829954

Body Awareness in Dentistry Students and Working Dentists

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases Body Image Dentistry

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hacettepe University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Dentists also have the highest prevalence among the occupational groups providing health services. More than 60% of dentists have pain in at least one of their body parts.Pain due to musculoskeletal disorders can affect body awareness of person have chronic pain. Body awareness is known as the capacity to distinguish body parts and has an important role in promoting well-coordinated movements. 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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • The inclusion criteria are being between the ages of 18 and 65 and had been practising dentistry for more than two years for dentists group.

Exclusion criteria

  • The exclusion criteria are had a surgical history of vertebral column or any neurological or inflammatory disorders or trauma history.

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire

Other

All questionnaire were obtained via online survey system.

Primary outcomes

  1. Body Awareness Questionnaire

    Time frame: At baseline

    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.

  2. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

    Time frame: At baseline

    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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Oswestry Disability Index

    Time frame: At baseline

    Oswestry Disability Index assesses ten different aspects of disability (pain, personal care, lifting, sitting, standing, sleeping, sex life, social life, walking, and travelling). Each parameter is scored from 0 to 5 (0; no functional limitation due to pain, 5; a significant functional disability due to low back pain). This questionnaire is scored using a global percentage score. The obtainable maximum score is 50.

  2. Neck Disability Index

    Time frame: At baseline

    It is the most commonly used outcome measure for neck pain and it contains 10 subsections consisting of severity of pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headache, concentration, work, driving, sleeping, and leisure activities. The questions are measured between 0-5 points (0: no pain and functional limitation, 5: worst pain and maximal limitation). The numeric response for each item is summed for a score varying from 0 to 100.

  3. Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale

    Time frame: At baseline

    The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale is used for assessing the anxiety and depression levels of the patients. The items were scored from 0-3 (0: not present, 3: considerable). The cutoff scores were 10 for anxiety and 7 for depression. A high score indicates the risk of anxiety and depression.

  4. Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia

    Time frame: At baseline

    Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale was used for evaluating kinesiophobia. Each item was scored on a Likert scale (1; Strongly disagree, 4; Totally agree) was used. Scores between 17 and 68 are obtained from the questionnaire. The higher score indicated a higher kinesiophobia.

  5. Nottingham Health Profile:

    Time frame: At baseline

    It contains scales for physical mobility, social isolation, sleep, pain, emotional reactions and energy. The total score changes between 0-100 for each scale.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hacettepe University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Body Awareness and Its Relationship Musculoskeletal Problems in Dentistry Students and Dentists

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Apr 26, 2023
Registry last updated
Sep 26, 2023

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