Oralni status i dentalna anksioznost u psihijatrijskih bolesnika

master's thesis

• Title (english): Oral health status and dental anxiety in psychiatric patients
• Author: Gabriela Ćurković
• Mentor: Ana Matošić (mentor)
• Committee member: Dalibor Karlović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Arijana Lovrenčić-Huzjan (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Dental Medicine; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-25, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Dental Medicine

Abstract

Cilj: cilj istraživanja je kroz upitnik o dentalnoj anksioznosti utvrditi prevalenciju dentalne anksioznosti kod depresivnih bolesnika i kod ovisnika o alkoholu. Napravit će se usporedba između tih dviju skupina. Utvrdit će se ima li poveznice između dentalne anksioznosti i sociodemografskih obilježja.
Ispitanici i postupci: u istraživanje je uključeno 65 ispitanika liječenih u Kliničkom bolničkom centru Sestre milosrdnice. Ispitanici su podijeljeni u dvije skupine, koje čine 31 osobu s dijagnozom depresije i 34 osobe s dijagnozom ovisnosti o alkoholu, bez drugih komorbiditeta. Od upitnika su korišteni sociodemografski upitnik i Corahov upitnik o dentalnoj anksioznosti (DAS). Prikupljeni podaci statistički su obrađeni uz pomoć statističkog programa SPSS. Koristi se t-test i analiza varijance. Vrijednost p < 0,05 smatrana je statistički značajnom.
Rezultati: u uzorku od 65 ispitanika, pronašli smo dentalnu anksioznost u 40 (61,5 %) ispitanika. Dentalna anksioznost prisutna je u 26 (83,9 %) depresivnih te kod 14 (41,2 %) ovisnika o alkoholu. Pronađena je povećana prevalencija dentalne anksioznosti u depresivnih bolesnika naspram ovisnika o alkoholu, uz vrijednost t-testa t = 3,437, te uz razinu sigurnosti p < 0,01. Nije pronađena poveznica sociodemografskih obilježja i dentalne anksioznosti.
Zaključak: pronađena je povećana prevalencija dentalne anksioznosti u navedenim psihijatrijskim skupinama pacijenata, pogotovo u osoba s dijagnozom depresije. Uzročno tomu, stomatolozima je potrebna bolja edukacija u pristupu psihijatrijskim pacijentima i bolje prepoznavanje njihove česte povezanosti s dentalnom anksioznosću. Tako možemo spriječiti njihovu stigmatizaciju, lošije oralno zdravlje i izbjegavanje posjeta stomatologu, što je često u ovakvih pacijenata.

Abstract (english)

Objective: the study objective was to determine the prevalence of dental anxiety in depressed patients and patients with alcohol addiction using a dental anxiety survey. The author's aim was to compare two groups of patients and to examine whether there is a connection between dental anxiety and sociodemographic characteristics.
Participants and Methods: the study included 65 patients treated in the Clinical Hospital Center Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb. The participants were divided into two groups: 31 individuals diagnosed with depression and 34 individuals diagnosed with alcohol addiction, without other comorbidities. The study used a Sociodemographic Questionnaire and the Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS). Data were statistically analyzed using the SPSS program, with the t-test and variance analysis. Value of p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: in a sample of 65 participants, dental anxiety was found in 40 (61.5%) participants, in 26 (83.9%) of the depressed patients and in 14 (41.2%) of the alcohol addicted patients. There was higher prevalence of dental anxiety in depressed patients compared to those with alcohol addiction, with the t-test value of t = 3.437 and p < 0.01. No connection was found between the sociodemographic characteristics and dental anxiety.
Conclusion: there is increased prevalence of dental anxiety in the psychiatric groups studied, particularly among depressed patients. Consequently, dentists need better education in approaching psychiatric patients and better recognition of the frequent occurrence of dental anxiety in them. This can help prevent their stigmatization, poor oral health, and avoidance of dental visits, which are common in these patients.

• Keywords: dentalna anksioznost; psihijatrijski pacijenti; depresija; alkoholizam; sociodemografski čimbenici
• Keywords (english): Dental Anxiety; Psychiatric Patients; Depression; Alcoholism; Sociodemographic Factors
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:127:029919
• Study programme: Title: Integrated undergraduate and graduate university study of Dental Medicine; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica dentalne medicine (doktor/doktorica dentalne medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-24 17:21:33