Acceptability of behaviour therapy for dental phobia

Autor: M. D. L. Forbes, T. Newton, Carole Boyle
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 40:1-7
ISSN: 0301-5661
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00629.x
Popis: Forbes MDL, Boyle CA, Newton T. Acceptability of behaviour therapy for dental phobia. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2012; 40: 1–7. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S Abstract – Objective: To determine how people with dental phobia rate the acceptability of behavioural therapy. Methods: One hundred and twenty individuals with dental phobia participated in a three-factor experimental vignette-based design. The three factors examined were dental treatment history, nature of intervention (intravenous sedation or behavioural therapy) and treatment outcome. There were eight different vignettes representing all combinations of the three experimental variables, and 15 participants completed each vignette. Results: Treatment outcome had a strong effect on rated acceptability (F = 115.76, P
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