Dental Department, Long Eaton Health Centre, Midland Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1NY, UK.
J Dent Res. 2010 Mar;89(3):302-6. doi: 10.1177/0022034509360189. Epub 2010 Feb 5.
Little is known about the anxiety patients experience before attending for dental treatment. The aim of this study was to determine, in dentally phobic patients, the temporal relationship of pre-operative anxiety levels, and the disruption to daily life caused by this. Twenty-four phobic and 19 comparison (non-phobic) dental patients were recruited. Four validated questionnaires were used to assess anxiety and quality of life, which each patient completed for 5 days prior to, and on the day of, treatment. Those in the experimental group were found to have significantly greater levels of dental and general anxiety, and a significantly lower quality of life compared with those in the comparison group. Significant temporal relationships were found with all of the questionnaires. Dental and general anxiety scores were significantly correlated with quality-of-life measures. This study suggests that phobic dental patients are experiencing significant increased anxiety, and significant negative quality-of-life effects, in this period.
关于焦虑症患者在接受牙科治疗前的体验，人们知之甚少。本研究旨在确定在牙科恐惧症患者中，术前焦虑水平及其对日常生活的干扰的时间关系。招募了 24 名恐惧症患者和 19 名对照组（非恐惧症）牙科患者。使用了四个经过验证的问卷来评估焦虑症和生活质量，每位患者在治疗前 5 天和治疗当天完成。结果发现，实验组的牙科和一般焦虑症水平显著更高，生活质量显著更低。所有问卷都发现了显著的时间关系。牙科和一般焦虑症评分与生活质量测量显著相关。这项研究表明，在这段时间内，恐惧症牙科患者经历了明显增加的焦虑和显著的负面生活质量影响。
