Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Undergraduate Dental Students, Cairo University Towards Ergonomics

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Among Fifth Year Undergraduate Dental Students, Cairo University Towards Ergonomics: Cross -Sectional Study

this study will evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practice of fifth-year dental students Cairo university toward ergonomics

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Detailed Description

Ergonomic is the study of people and their working environment. Ergonomic consequently is the science concerned with designing products and procedures to maximize efficiency and safety.

The world health organization defines Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) as "a disorder of the muscles Tendons, joints, intervertebral discs, Peripheral nerves, and vascular system''.

The musculoskeletal disorders are common among medical professionals, and especially dentists and dental hygienists, because of the prevalence of different postures in dental procedures, prolonged stature, unsupported sitting, griping smaller and thin instruments for a longer time and limited access during dental procedures.

Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) affect muscle, joints, tendons, ligaments, and nerves and caused by work itself or by working environment. It has been reported that back pain is the most common followed by neck pain and shoulder pain. If early signs and symptoms are noted, with the understanding of mechanisms of progression of the disease, MSDs can be prevented at earlier stage.

(Gupta et al., 2014), state some signs and symptoms of MSD on dentists:

Signs of MSDs:

• Decreased range of motion.
• Loss of normal sensation.
• Decreased grip strength.
• Loss of normal movement.
• Loss of coordination.

Symptoms of MSDs:

• Excessive fatigue in the shoulders and neck.
• Tingling, burning or other pain in arms.
• Weak grip, cramping of hands.
• Numbness in fingers and hands.
• Clumsiness and dropping of objects.
• Hypersensitivity in hands and fingers.

Goals of Ergonomics according to (Pendyala and Karunakar, 2014) :

• Prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and conditions which might lead to it.
• Increasing safety and productivity.
• Enhanced performance by eliminating unnecessary effort.
• Improving the standard of care to the patient.

So this study is conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among fifth-year undergraduate dental students, Cairo University towards Ergonomics

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 374

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: wessam maher, BDS; Phone Number: 01224150655; Email: wesa-tag@hotmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: rana abd el-sattar, BDS; Phone Number: 01283958399; Email: rana-omar228@hotmail.com

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Mokatam
    • Cairo, Mokatam, Egypt, 002
      • Wessam Maher
      • Contact: rana abd el-sattar, BDS; Phone Number: 01283958399; Email: rana-omar228@hotmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years to 23 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

all fifth year dental students at Cairo university

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Fifth-year undergraduate dental students, Cairo University at the time of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to participate

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
knowledge,attitude,and practice toward ergonomics	self reporting questionnaire for knowledge,attitude,and practice toward ergonomics	2 months using percentage scale from 0%-100% where higher score means better outcome

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Wessam Maher Gomaa Tag El-Dein
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: hassan ahmed, center of evidence based dentistry

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): April 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): April 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Anticipated): May 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 21, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): January 22, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 31, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2020
• Last Verified: January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: knowledge; ergonomics; attitude; KAP; practice; dental ergonomics
• Other Study ID Numbers: CEBD-CU-2020-01-18

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: due to financial issue

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No