Effect of Verbal and Visual Information on the Level of Anxiety among Dental Implant Patients

AIM: To compare the effect of visual information and verbal communication on the level of anxiety among patients undergoing dental implant (DI) therapy.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 270 patients who were undergoing DI treatment were recruited for the study. An equal number of patients (n = 90) were randomly allocated into three study groups which were formed on the basis of the mode of delivery. Subjects in group I received verbal information, whereas patients in group II were shown a video of surgery on manikins. Group III subjects were made to watch a video of surgery on a real patient. Before the surgery, anxiety levels were measured for all patients using the modified Corah dental anxiety scale (MDAS).

RESULTS: Questionnaires were filled by all patients and were later analyzed. The values of Cronbach's α and the behavioral involvement subscale were 0.89 and 0.91, indicating hemogeneous sample. Patients of group I showed significantly reduced anxiety levels (p < 0.01) followed by groups II and III.

CONCLUSION: Verbal information generated less anxiety than visual information on patients undergoing DI therapy.

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: To assess the best method of information delivery to dental implant patients in which their anxiety will be minimal.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

The journal of contemporary dental practice - 21(2020), 8 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 846-851

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sghaireen, Mohammed Ghazi [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Anxiety
Dental Implants
Dental implant
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Verbal information Visual information.

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.02.2021

Date Revised 12.02.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321287126