Official Title
The Effect of Performing Clinical Practice with Classical Music on Dental Students' Stress and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Brief Summary

The students adapted to the environment for the first 2 days, were informed about thestudy, and their informed consent was obtained. Participants were asked to answer allquestions and to give a single answer to each question. The students filled in thequestionnaire form used in the study without any intervention by the researcher.Participants filled out the same survey four times at different times following aspecific protocol.

Detailed Description

The study was conducted with a specific protocol. First, they were asked to complete a
questionnaire including socio-demographic data, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14), and
Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) before patient admission (T1). The students were asked to
complete the same questionnaire at the end of the day after working for 2 days (T2) and
in the morning on the 5th day of their study before seeing patients (T3). Each of the
students participating in the study was given disposable headphones every day during the
week of music listening. In this study, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (1 hour 2 minutes)
Mozart's Serenata Notturna KV239 (12.50 minutes) and Pachelbel's Canon in D major (6.16
minutes)were used. It was shared with the students via WhatsApp and they were allowed to
listen to this music on their phones for 1 week (2 hours on average) during the study
period. The same questionnaire was refilled at the end of the week in which music was
played (T4).

Completed
Psychological Factors

Other: Questionnaire

to complete a questionnaire including socio-demographic data, Perceived Stress Scale
(PSS-14), and Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) before patient admission (T1). The students
were asked to complete the same questionnaire at the end of the day after working for 2
days (T2) and in the morning on the 5th day of their study before seeing patients
(T3).The same questionnaire was refilled at the end of the week in which music was played
(T4).

Other: listening to music

Each of the students participating in the study was given disposable headphones every day
during the week of music listening. In this study, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (1 hour 2
minutes)23,55, Mozart's Serenata Notturna KV239 (12.50 minutes)18,19, and Pachelbel's
Canon in D major (6.16 minutes)24,25 were used. It was shared with the students via
WhatsApp and they were allowed to listen to this music on their phones for 1 week (2
hours on average) during the study period.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Aged 20 years and over,

- Systemically healthy and drug-free,

- Students who were obliged to practice in the clinic of the Department of
Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, within the scope of the
education program

Exclusion Criteria:

- Systemic diseases

- Medication use

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 20 Years ~ Maximum: N/A
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Locations

Karabuk University
Karabük 744562, Karabük Province 862468, Turkey (Türkiye)

AnkaraUniversity
Ankara 323786, Turkey (Türkiye)

Not Provided

Ankara University
NCT Number
Keywords
Beethoven
Coronavirus anxiety
music
Mozart
Perceived stress
MeSH Terms
Surveys and Questionnaires