Gerke D C, Richards L C, Goss A N
Aust Dent J. 1989 Feb;34(1):44-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1989.tb03004.x.
Detailed clinical, psychological and illness behaviour information was obtained from 43 patients with temporomandibular joint pain dysfunction. A discriminant function analysis was performed on the multiple variables to test their effectiveness as predictors of a successful response to simple conservative therapy. The questionnaire and statistical methodology employed are described in detail. It was found that clinical, psychological, and illness behaviour factors when used alone were poor predictors (less than 60 per cent) of treatment outcome. However, grouping clinical and psychological factors resulted in over 80 per cent successful prediction.
我们从43名患有颞下颌关节疼痛功能障碍的患者那里获取了详细的临床、心理和疾病行为信息。对多个变量进行了判别函数分析，以测试它们作为简单保守治疗成功反应预测指标的有效性。文中详细描述了所采用的问卷和统计方法。结果发现，单独使用临床、心理和疾病行为因素时，对治疗结果的预测能力较差（低于60%）。然而，将临床和心理因素结合起来，成功预测率超过了80%。
