EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY OF DENTAL ANXIETY IN ADULTS

成人牙科焦虑的流行病学和心理学

• 批准号: 2131523
• 负责人: DAVID LOCKER
• 金额: $ 5.41万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-06-01 至 1996-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2131523
• 关键词: adult human (21+); aging; dental anxiety; dental survey; gender difference; human subject; longitudinal human study; mental health epidemiology; psychological models; psychometrics; questionnaires

While there have been many studies of dental anxiety, there remain significant gaps in our understanding of its development and course. Its prevalence in adults, differences according to gender, the characteristics of dentally anxious individuals, changes in dental anxiety with aging and trends over time all require further investigation. Data concerning these issues is important in training dental care providers to prevent, identify and manage appropriately the problem posed by dental anxiety. This project consists of a longitudinal study, the baseline phase of which aims to a) measure the prevalence of dental anxiety in the adult population using different scales and cut-off points; b) determine the effect on prevalence estimates, overall and by gender, by using these measures; c) determine the prevalence of the four diagnostic categories describe by Milgrom et al (1985), overall and by gender; d) assess the utility of this diagnostic system in terms of the criteria described by Sheehan and Sheehan (1983) of uniqueness and internal consistency; e) describe the characteristics of females and males in each category according to the three-systems model of dental anxiety; and f) assemble a panel for longitudinal study. Data will be collected by means of two four-wave mail surveys. The first will consist of a screening questionnaire sent to 5000 randomly selected adults living in Metropolitan Toronto and will identify individuals with different degrees of dental anxiety from no fear to phobic. The second will consist of a more detailed questionnaire, consisting of measures of psychological characteristics, and will be sent to all responders to the first phase who agree to participate further in the study. This approach has been selected in order to maximize the overall response. Further follow-ups of these responders and newly selected samples will take place in five and ten years. Contact will be maintained with subjects between survey periods to minimize attrition over time.

虽然有许多关于牙科焦虑症的研究，但仍然存在 我们对其发展和进程的理解存在重大差距。 其 成年人的患病率、性别差异、 牙齿焦虑个体的特征，牙齿的变化， 随着年龄的增长和趋势的焦虑都需要进一步的 调查 有关这些问题的数据在培训中很重要 牙科保健提供者，以防止，识别和适当管理 牙科焦虑症带来的问题 该项目包括一项纵向研究， 其目的是a）测量成年人牙科焦虑症的患病率， 使用不同的尺度和截止点对人口进行评估; B）确定 对总体和按性别分列的流行率估计数的影响 c）确定四种诊断类别的流行率 Milgrom等人（1985年）描述的总体和性别; d）评估 该诊断系统在以下标准方面的实用性： Sheehan和Sheehan（1983）的独特性和内部一致性; 描述每个类别中女性和男性的特征 根据牙科焦虑症的三系统模型， 一个纵向研究小组。 将通过两次四波邮件调查收集数据。 第一 将包括一个筛选问卷发送到5000随机选择 居住在大都会多伦多的成年人，并将识别个人 不同程度的牙科焦虑症，从没有恐惧到恐惧。 第二 将包括一份更详细的问卷，其中包括以下措施： 心理特征，并将发送给所有响应者， 第一阶段，同意进一步参与研究的人。 这种方法 是为了最大限度地提高整体反应。 对这些反应者和新选择的样本的进一步随访将 在五年和十年内发生。 将保持联系， 调查期间之间的主题，以尽量减少随着时间的推移流失。