Discomfort, Fear Anxiety, Psychotherapy Intervention Evaluation
Conditions
Keywords
Quran, fear, discomfort, dentistry
Brief summary
This study compares the psychological effects on patients attend the dental clinic by listening to specific audios
Detailed description
Participants of the experimental group listened to Quran recitation using auto-controlled headphones, whereas headphones of the control group participants were silent then the two groups answer questionnaire prepared for this purpose.
Interventions
OTHERQuran listening
listening to quran recitation via head phone
OTHERsilent headphones group
headphones were silent, patient do not listen to any thing
Sponsors
Al-Mustansiriyah University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The dentist who provides dental care was blinded to the assignment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* any patient eligible for dental treatment * willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
participants * less than 18 years of age, * mentally retarded, * had hearing impairment or deafness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fear | before, during and immediately after dental session | fear was assessed using a questionnaire that is based on Dental anxiety scale (DAS) and Modified Dental Anxiety scale (MDAS), statistically significant descending ranks of fear reflects effectiveness of the intervention, when statistical analysis was significant, clinical (practical) effect size was also obtained to determine the clinically effective modality of management |
| discomfort | during and immediately after dental session | presence or absence of discomfort was assessed using dental anxiety scale and modified dental anxiety scale, descending ranks of fear reflects effectiveness of the intervention |
Countries
Iraq
Outcome results
None listed