The correlation between personal anxiety and dental fear among 1975 junior college students in southwest China.

Author: Hai-yang YU ¹ ; Wei CAI ; Fan JIANG ; Qian LUO ; Zhi CHEN
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1. Dept. of Prosthodotics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Anxiety; China; Dental Anxiety; Dental Care; Humans; Students; Surveys and Questionnaires
From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2005;23(1):43-45
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo reveal the correlation between personal anxiety (PA) and dental fear (DF) among the junior college students in Southwest China.
METHODSThe Corah's questionnaire and personal anxiety measuring indicator (SAS) were conducted on 1 975 junior college students in Chengdu. The collected data was analyzed by Software SPSS 10.
RESULTSA correlation was found between DF and PA (chi2 = 3.97, P < 0.05). The score of DF was well related with the score of the 15 questions designed (r = 0.913, P = 0. 000). The side affections during dental treatment process had significant effects on DF (r = 0. 409, P = 0.000).
CONCLUSIONA correlation was found between DF and PA among the junior college students in Southwest China.