The Evaluatıon Of The Effect Of Vısual And Verbal Informatıon On Anxıety In Patıents Prıor To Scheduled Surgery


Thesis Type: Doctorate

Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi University, Turkey

Approval Date: 2015

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: Ayşenur Nergiz Tanıdır

Supervisor: MUSTAFA SANCAR ATAÇ

Abstract:

Dental fear is the fourth most common fear among the population. Also it s known that well-informed patients seemed to have a less anxious state providing the least anxiety prior to a scheduled surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate the ideal patient information type prior to impacted tooth extraction and orthognathic surgery. Patients scheduled for impacted tooth extraction and orthognathic surgery were randomized into 3 subgroups; control group (n=42/n=9); surgeon covered video group (n=43/n=9); silent video group (n=44/n=9). Each group was assessed for anxiety and pain perception in 3 days prior to impacted tooth extraction and in 1 day prior to orthognathic surgery; right after watching the informative video, just prior to surgery, and after the surgery. Assessments were done with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S / STAI-T), Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), Dental Anxiety Question (DAQ) and visual analog scale (VAS) for pain. A total of 156 patients were enrolled in the study. Social-demographic parameters and baseline anxiety (STAI-S, STATI-T, MDAS, DAQ scores) of groups were found similar. Scales did not show any statistically significant difference for anxiety in all periods. But the patients that rank among the video group reported more satisfaction than the control group.