Lodge J, Tripp G
Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin.
N Z Dent J. 1993 Apr;89(395):50-2.
This study examined the ability of dental students to assess patients' anxiety during dental treatment, and the relationship between patients' general, waiting room and clinic levels of anxiety. Sixty-six restorative dental patients and 35 Final-year dental students participated in the study. Prior to a routine dental appointment, patients completed visual analogue scales indicating their general and waiting room levels of anxiety. During treatment, patients and dental students completed similar scales to indicate patients' levels of anxiety up to and at that time. Patients' general and waiting room levels of anxiety were found to correlate significantly with their reports of anxiety during treatment. Female patients reported higher levels of anxiety than male patients. The correlations between patient and student ratings of patients' anxiety were small and non-significant, suggesting the students were not accurate in their estimates of patients' anxiety during treatment. It is suggested, therefore, that dental students be encouraged to ask patients directly how they are feeling about the dental situation. Such discussion could take place prior to, or at the beginning of, the dental appointment.
本研究考察了牙科专业学生在牙科治疗过程中评估患者焦虑程度的能力，以及患者在总体、候诊室和诊疗室的焦虑水平之间的关系。66名接受修复治疗的牙科患者和35名牙科专业最后一年的学生参与了该研究。在进行常规牙科预约之前，患者完成视觉模拟量表，表明他们总体和在候诊室时的焦虑水平。在治疗过程中，患者和牙科专业学生完成类似的量表，以表明截至当时及当时患者的焦虑水平。发现患者总体和在候诊室时的焦虑水平与他们在治疗期间的焦虑报告显著相关。女性患者报告的焦虑水平高于男性患者。患者与学生对患者焦虑程度评分之间的相关性较小且无统计学意义，这表明学生在估计治疗期间患者的焦虑程度时并不准确。因此，建议鼓励牙科专业学生直接询问患者对牙科治疗情况的感受。这样的讨论可以在牙科预约之前或开始时进行。
