Patient-dentist relationship and dental anxiety among young Sudanese adult patients.

Autor: Kheir OO; National Diabetes and Prevention Program, NCD, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Ziada HM; Department of General Dental Practice, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait., Abubakr NH; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA., Abdel-Rahman ME; Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar., Fadl SM; National Diabetes and Prevention Program, NCD, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Ibrahim YE; Department of Oral Rehabilitation, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International dental journal [Int Dent J] 2019 Feb; Vol. 69 (1), pp. 35-43. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 11.
DOI: 10.1111/idj.12409
Abstrakt: Objective: To evaluate the effects of the patient-dentist relationship on dental anxiety among young adult Sudanese patients.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 864 patients attending outpatient dental clinics of the governmental dental hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan were recruited; 51.2% were males and 48.8% were females, with an age range of 18-24 years. The questionnaire used evaluated the socio-demographics, education levels, economic status, patient experience, and also included the Dental Anxiety Scale, Corah (J Dent Res 1969 48: 596).
Results: High dental anxiety was reported by 22.2%, 29.5% reported moderate dental anxiety, and 48.3% reported low or no dental anxiety. There were statistically significant associations between dental anxiety and gender, time lapse since the previous dental visit (P < 0.004) and the reason for the previous visit (P < 0.001). In addition, the dental clinic environment (P < 0.002), the time waiting before seeing the dentist (P < 0.001) and the overhearing of pain expressed by other patients (P < 0.001) were also statistically significant. Negative comments by the treating dentist also had a statistically significant impact (P < 0.032). In contrast, a clear explanation of related dental care (P < 0.008), as well as the allowance of adequate time to discuss oral health (P < 0.006), had significantly positive effects.
Conclusion: The study showed that the patient-dentist relationship had a significant association with dental anxiety, and may be an important target for improving the delivery and standards of oral health in dentally anxious patients in this region.
(© 2018 FDI World Dental Federation.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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