Effect of fear on dental utilization behaviors and oral health outcome
Effect of fear on dental utilization behaviors and oral health outcome
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00315.x
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发表时间：
2007-08-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Lang, P. J.
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作者：
Meng, X.;Heft, M. W.;Lang, P. J.
目的：本文评估了恐惧对一些成年佛罗里达人牙齿使用行为和口腔健康结果的影响。方法：2004年对504名成年佛罗里达人进行电话调查。收集的数据包括社会人口学因素、对牙齿疼痛的特定恐惧（FDP）、全球FDP、全球牙科恐惧、牙齿利用行为的三项测量和口腔健康结果的一项测量。采用卡方检验和逻辑回归分析来量化恐惧因素与四种行为和结果测量之间的个体和多变量关联。结果：全球FDP与推迟牙科预约和接受牙科治疗的方法显着相关。全球牙科恐惧对所有四种行为和结果测量均显示出独立的负面影响；关于牙齿疼痛事件的特定恐惧的报告与四种行为和结果测量没有显着关联。结论：本研究结果表明：(1)在控制了其他社会人口统计学因素和一般健康因素后，牙科恐惧和FDP对牙科利用行为和口腔健康结果有独立的负面影响；（ii）全球牙科恐惧包括比FDP更广泛的组成部分。
Objectives: This paper assesses the effect of fear on a number of dental utilization behaviors and oral heath outcome in a sample of adult Floridians. Methods: A telephone survey was conducted in 2004 among 504 adult Floridians. Data collected included sociodemographic factors, specific fear of dental pain (FDP), global FDP, global dental fear, three measures of dental utilization behaviors, and one measure of oral health outcome. Chi-squared tests and logistic regression analyses were conducted to quantify the individual and multivariate associations between fear factors and four behavior and outcome measures. Results: Global FDP was significantly associated with putting off making a dental appointment and approach to dental treatment. Global dental fear showed an independent negative impact on all four behavior and outcome measures; reports regarding specific fear of painful dental events were not significantly associated with four behavior and outcome measures. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that: (i) dental fear and FDP have independent negative effects on dental utilization behaviors and oral health outcome after controlling for other sociodemographic and general health factors; and (ii) global dental fear encompasses broader components than FDP.