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KMID : 0617719980080030129
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Journal of Wonkwang Dental Research Institute
1998 Volume.8 No. 3 p.129 ~ p.144
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A Study on the Fear, Anxiety, Depression and the Stress Symptoms in Orofacial Region in Dental Outpatients
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Abstract
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This study was performed to investigate the emotional state related to dental fear, hospital anxiety and depression, and frequency of stress symptoms of orofacial region. For this study, Dental Fear Survey(DFS) scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale, and Stress Symptom Questionnaire(SSQ) designed by the author were used in 549 dental outpatients. Dental Fear Survey scale is composed of avoidance of dentistry(AVOI), physiologic response scale(PRS) and dental stimulus response scale(DSRS). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale is composed of hospital anxiety(HA) and hospital depression(HD). Data were analyzed statistically with SPSS program and the results were as follows
1. The item of the highest positive response rate in DFS scale was `feeling drill´(82.0%), and in the HAD scale was `feel as if I am slowed down´(84.1%).
2. Mean score of AVOI, PRS, DSRS and HD were higher in the older group(? 25yr) than the younger group(<25yr) and female patients showed higher score of DSRS, HA than male patients.
3. Mean number of items of stress symptoms in extraoral region were 3.4, and in intraoral region, were 4.7. Tongue symptoms were increased in the older group and female patients had more stress symptoms than male patients.
4. Correlation between DFS scale and HAD scale were significantly positive and these scales were also positively correlated with tongue symptoms.
5. As for treatment types, the patients treated in the department of periodontics, conservative dentistry, and oral surgery showed higher score of DFS scale than the patients with temporomandibular disorders or treated in the department of orthodontics.
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