OBJECTIVES: The aim of this observational, cross-sectional study was to analyse the relationship between dental anxiety (DA) and health-related quality of life aspects associated with oral conditions of a population with dental treatment needs in Switzerland. METHODS: The measurements of DA were collected by means of two questionnaires, the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) was assessed with the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP). The sample included 223 patients enrolled at a university clinic which specialises in oral prosthetic rehabilitation and temporomandibular disorders. Of them, 78.9% were at or above the age of 50. RESULTS: No gender or age dependencies were observed. A comparison of answers regarding OHRQoL and DA revealed a significant interdependence (p = 0.0118); highly anxious patients were 3.55 times more likely to suffer from poor quality of life compared with less anxious ones. CONCLUSION: This cross-sectional study of mostly elderly patients seeking dental treatment in Switzerland found that increased DA was associated with an impaired OHRQoL. The average DA was slightly higher than the results of other industrialised countries and the average OHRQoL was reduced.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this observational, cross-sectional study was to analyse the relationship between dental anxiety (DA) and health-related quality of life aspects associated with oral conditions of a population with dental treatment needs in Switzerland. METHODS: The measurements of DA were collected by means of two questionnaires, the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) was assessed with the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP). The sample included 223 patients enrolled at a university clinic which specialises in oral prosthetic rehabilitation and temporomandibular disorders. Of them, 78.9% were at or above the age of 50. RESULTS: No gender or age dependencies were observed. A comparison of answers regarding OHRQoL and DA revealed a significant interdependence (p = 0.0118); highly anxiouspatients were 3.55 times more likely to suffer from poor quality of life compared with less anxious ones. CONCLUSION: This cross-sectional study of mostly elderly patients seeking dental treatment in Switzerland found that increased DA was associated with an impaired OHRQoL. The average DA was slightly higher than the results of other industrialised countries and the average OHRQoL was reduced.
Authors: Maayan Shacham; Lee Greenblatt-Kimron; Gerry Humphris; Menachem Ben-Ezra; Eitan Mijiritsky Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-01-28 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Bothaina Hussein Hassan; Maha Mohammed Abd El Moniem; Shaimaa Samir Dawood; Abdulrahman Abdulhadi Alsultan; Amal Ismael Abdelhafez; Nancy Mahmoud Elsakhy Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-06-22 Impact factor: 4.614