Indication for Modification of Patient Psychological Status
Conditions
Keywords
Dental patients, Psychological Profile
Brief summary
The objective of this descriptive investigation was to evaluate the psychological profile of dental patients in three levels: global level, the dimensional level, and the discrete symptom level and to compare it with a control group.
Detailed description
Many people is afraid of dental treatment specially local anesthesia and do not refer to dental clinics until they are obliged due to dental pain. There are so many articles in the literature about dental phobia and fear of anesthetic injection. Due to these evidences, dental people are supposed to show elevated psychological dimensions such as anxiety, and somatization. We are going to know which psychological dimensions of dental patients may be elevated when they refer to dental clinics.
Interventions
Measurement of psychological status in three levels: discrete symptom level, dimensional level, global level as measured by the scale
Sponsors
Talebian, Alireza, M.D.
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Must: be ≥ 18 years old and have high school degree or higher
Exclusion criteria
insufficient verbal capacity to comprehend the items of the questionnaire.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nine psychological dimensions measured using a self-administered scale (SCL-90-R) | through study completion, an average of 1 year | The subjects are supposed to consider the last week and answer all questions of psychological questionnaire. |
Outcome results
None listed