填写牙科焦虑问卷会增加焦虑吗？一项针对普通牙科诊所成年患者的随机对照试验。

Does completing a dental anxiety questionnaire increase anxiety? A randomised controlled trial with adults in general dental practice.

作者信息

Humphris G M, Clarke H M M, Freeman R

机构信息

Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS.

出版信息

Br Dent J. 2006 Jul 8;201(1):33-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4813772.

DOI:10.1038/sj.bdj.4813772

PMID:16829885

Abstract

UNLABELLED

The assessment of dental anxiety can be achieved by using brief multi-item scales.

OBJECTIVE

To test the null hypothesis that completing the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale had no immediate influence on patient state anxiety.

OUTCOME MEASURE

Speilberger State Anxiety Inventory-6 item Short Form.

STUDY DESIGN

Randomised controlled trial.

PARTICIPANTS

Patients (n = 1,028) attending 18 dental practices in Northern Ireland were invited to participate.

RESULTS

Twenty-four patients refused (response rate 98%) providing 1,004 patients (mean age = 41 years, range = 16 to 90 years; 65% female) for analysis. Patients who completed the dental anxiety scale were found to have a virtually identical state anxiety score: mean (SD) = 11.36 (4.33) compared to those who completed the state anxiety assessment only: mean (SD) = 11.01 (4.35). The mean (CI95%) difference was 0.35 (0.89 to -0.18), t = 1.29, df1002, p = 0.2.

CONCLUSION

The completion of a brief dental anxiety questionnaire before seeing the dentist has a non significant effect on state anxiety.

摘要

未标注

通过使用简短的多项目量表可以实现对牙科焦虑的评估。

目的

检验完成改良牙科焦虑量表对患者状态焦虑没有即时影响这一零假设。

结果测量

斯皮尔伯格状态焦虑量表-6项简表。

研究设计

随机对照试验。

参与者

邀请了北爱尔兰18家牙科诊所的患者（n = 1028）参与。

结果

24名患者拒绝参与（应答率98%），共1004名患者（平均年龄 = 41岁，范围 = 16至90岁；65%为女性）纳入分析。发现完成牙科焦虑量表的患者状态焦虑得分几乎相同：完成量表的患者平均（标准差）= 11.36（4.33），仅完成状态焦虑评估的患者平均（标准差）= 11.01（4.35）。平均（95%置信区间）差异为0.35（0.89至 -0.18），t = 1.29，自由度1002，p = 0.2。