Porritt Jenny M, Sufi Farzana, Baker Sarah R
Department of Psychology, Sociology & Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield, S10 2BQ, UK.
Clinical Research (Oral Care), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, St Georges Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0DE, UK.
BMC Oral Health. 2016 Sep 15;16(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12903-016-0286-9.
The current investigation examined the determinants of oral health experiences associated with dentine hypersensitivity using prospective diary methodology.
Staff and students from a large UK university who had self-diagnosed dentine hypersensitivity completed an online daily diary and text survey for 2 weeks recording their mood, oral health-related coping behaviours, coping and pain appraisals, pain experiences and functional limitations. Cross sectional and lagged path analyses were employed to examine relationships.
One hundred one participants took part in the diary study. Participants had a mean age of 26.3 years (range = 18-63) and most were female (N = 69). Individuals who used more oral health-related coping behaviours predicted and experienced greater levels of pain on subsequent days. Negative mood also predicted worse pain outcomes. The daily diary method provided a useful avenue for investigating variations in oral health experiences and relationships between variables that can fluctuate daily.
Psychological variables such as coping and mood play an important role in the pain experiences of people with dentine hypersensitivity. The study highlights the benefits of using prospective methods to elucidate the experiences of people with oral conditions.
本研究采用前瞻性日记法，调查了与牙本质敏感相关的口腔健康体验的决定因素。
来自英国一所大型大学的自我诊断为牙本质敏感的教职员工和学生，完成为期2周的在线日常日记和文本调查，记录他们的情绪、口腔健康相关应对行为、应对和疼痛评估、疼痛体验及功能受限情况。采用横断面分析和滞后路径分析来检验相关性。
101名参与者参与了日记研究。参与者的平均年龄为26.3岁（范围=18 - 63岁），大多数为女性（N = 69）。使用更多口腔健康相关应对行为的个体，在随后几天预测并经历了更高水平的疼痛。负面情绪也预示着更糟糕的疼痛结果。日常日记法为研究口腔健康体验的变化以及每日波动的变量之间的关系提供了一条有用的途径。
应对方式和情绪等心理变量在牙本质敏感人群的疼痛体验中起着重要作用。该研究强调了使用前瞻性方法来阐明口腔疾病患者体验的益处。
