Benz, Carla Irene; Wolanski, Celina; Piefke, Martina; Campus, Guglielmo; Piwowarczyk, Andree; Wolf, Thomas Gerhard (2024). A double-blind randomized clinical trial on the suggestive effect of anxiety management questionnaires in dental emergencies. Frontiers in psychology, 15(1333594) Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1333594
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OBJECTIVE
Dental anxiety is widespread among both children and adults. To diagnose dental anxiety, standardized anxiety questionnaires are recommended. Based on the suggestive nature of the questionnaires, the study aimed to find out whether asking respondents about personal coping strategies before dental treatment influences their anxiety.
METHODS
This prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial included a total of 158 patients of a university dental clinic on emergency service. The intervention group (n = 82) received the Coping with Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ) and the control group (n = 76) the Hierarchical Anxiety Questionnaire (HAF). State anxiety scores were assessed by using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) before and after the completion of each questionnaire.
RESULTS
Anxiety decreased in the intervention group (CAQ) (p < 0.001) and increased in the control group (HAF) (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
Within the limitations of the current study, a diagnostic tool of a standardized questionnaire for the assessment to assess personal coping strategies decreased state anxiety in comparison to a questionnaire assessing anxiety.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION
https://www.drks.de, German Trials Register (DRKS00032450).
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry 04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Benz, Carla-Irene, Campus, Guglielmo Giuseppe, Wolf, Thomas Gerhard |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1664-1078 |
Publisher: |
Frontiers Research Foundation |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
09 Apr 2024 12:54 |
Last Modified: |
09 Apr 2024 13:03 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1333594 |
PubMed ID: |
38577123 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
CAQ HAF RCT coping mechanisms dental anxiety questionnaire suggestive effect |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/195697 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/195697 |
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