中风后口腔健康与牙齿焦虑的相关性：一项初步研究。
Dental anxiety and oral health following stroke: a pilot study.
机构信息
School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
出版信息
BMC Oral Health. 2022 Dec 3;22(1):568. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02618-z.
BACKGROUND
Oral health is often poorer in people living with acquired brain injury relative to non-clinical controls. However, although anxiety disorders become more common following stroke, no study to date has tested whether dental anxiety might contribute to stroke survivors' increased vulnerability to poorer oral health. This pilot study reports the first test of whether the anxiety disturbances that commonly present following stroke extend to dental anxiety, and if dental anxiety in this group is linked to poorer oral health.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
First-time stroke survivors (N = 35) and demographically matched controls (N = 35) completed validated measures of dental anxiety, oral health, negative affect, and life satisfaction.
RESULTS
Stroke survivors did not differ from controls in their overall levels of dental anxiety or oral health, but uniquely for the stroke group, dental anxiety was strongly associated with poorer oral health, and this effect remained significant even after controlling for negative affect and life satisfaction.
CONCLUSION
Stroke survivors who have higher levels of dental-related anxiety may be at increased risk of poorer oral health.
背景
与非临床对照者相比，患有后天性脑损伤的人群的口腔健康通常较差。然而，尽管焦虑症在中风后更为常见，但迄今为止尚无研究测试牙科焦虑是否会导致中风幸存者更易出现口腔健康状况不佳的情况。本试点研究首次报告了焦虑障碍是否会扩展到牙科焦虑症的检验，以及该组中的牙科焦虑症是否与口腔健康状况不佳有关。
材料与方法
首次中风幸存者（N=35）和在人口统计学上匹配的对照组（N=35）完成了经验证的牙科焦虑、口腔健康、负性情绪和生活满意度的测量。
结果
中风幸存者的整体牙科焦虑或口腔健康水平与对照组没有差异，但对于中风组而言，牙科焦虑与较差的口腔健康密切相关，即使在控制了负性情绪和生活满意度之后，这种关联仍然显著。
结论
具有较高牙科相关焦虑水平的中风幸存者可能面临更差的口腔健康风险。
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