Kaan HAMURCU, SERCAN KÜÇÜKKURT, MEHMET BARIŞ ŞİMŞEK

Evaluation of the relationships among demographic factors, pain levels, dental anxiety and coping methods in adult dental patients

Purpose: To evaluate the relationships among demographic factors, pain levels, dental anxiety, coping methods, and pain perception in adult patients. Material and Methods: A total of 150 randomly selected adult patients completed a survey, which was divided into five parts. The first part covered demographic features and patient history; the second part covered details regarding orofacial pain; the third part included the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain determination; the fourth part included the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS); and the fifth part included the COPE inventory to evaluate patient coping methods. The survey data were analyzed using t-tests or Mann– Whitney U-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), as appropriate. Chi-square tests were used for table analyses. Results: The results revealed that coping methods differed according to gender, marital status, anxiety, and pain levels. According to results of our study, “Use of Instrumental Social Support” (3.0739), “Positive reinterpretation and growth” (3.0706) and “Active Coping” (3.0556) methods are most commonly used coping methods, respectively. While “mental disengagement” (t: 2.3039, p

Erişkin hastalarda ağrı ile başa çıkma yöntemi tercihinin demografik faktörler, ağrı düzeyi ve dental anksiyete ile ilişkilerin değerlendirilmesi

Amaç: Bu çalışmada erişkin hastaların ağrı ile başa çıkma yöntemi tercihin üzerine demografik faktörlerin, ağrı düzeyinin, dental anksiyetenin etkilerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Rastgele seçilen 150 erişkin hastadan, beş parçadan oluşan bir anketi doldurması istenmiştir. Birinci bölüm demografik özellikleri ve hasta öyküsünü kapsamaktadır; ikinci bölüm orofasiyal ağrı ile ilgili detayları kapsar; üçüncü bölüm ağrı tespiti için görsel analog skala (VAS)’da oluşmaktadır; dördüncü bölüm Modifiye Dental Anksiyete Ölçeği (MDAS); beşinci bölüm ise hastanın ağrı ile baş etme yöntemlerini değerlendirmek için COPE envanteri içermektedir. Anket verileri, t-testi veya Mann-Whitney U-testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Tablo analizleri için ki-kare testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Başa çıkma yöntemlerinin cinsiyet, medeni durum, kaygı ve ağrı düzeylerine göre farklılaştığı ortaya konmuştur. Çalışmamızın sonuçlarına göre sırasıyla en sık kullanılan başa çıkma yöntemleri " Yararlı sosyal destek kullanımı" (3,0739), " Pozitif yeniden yorumlama ve gelişme" (3,0706) ve "Aktif Başa Çıkma" (3,0556) yöntemleridir. Kadınlarda "Zihinsel boş verme" (t: 2,3039, p

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