Professor NEIL COULSON NEIL.COULSON@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
PROFESSOR OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Self-reported efficacy of an online dental anxiety support group: A pilot study
Coulson, Neil S.; Buchanan, Heather
Authors
Dr Heather Buchanan heather.buchanan@nottingham.ac.uk
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Abstract
This study aimed to explore the self-reported effectiveness of an existing online dental anxiety support group in terms of perceived level of anxiety since accessing the group. An online questionnaire was completed by 91 individuals who accessed the Dental Fear Central, an online support group bulletin board, during an 8-week period in 2005. Participants reported background demographic information, their own self-reported evaluation of the efficacy of the support group, as well as completing the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS). In total, 60% of the sample considered that the support group had 'somewhat' or 'greatly lessened' their anxiety. Overall MDAS scores were significantly lower in the 'greatly lessened' group. The results of this nonrandomised pilot study suggest some individuals retrospectively considered that, since accessing the online group, they experienced a reduction in dental anxiety. Future research should employ a randomised controlled design in order to determine the contribution of the online group to self-reported changes in dental anxiety over time. © 2007 Blackwell Munksgaard.
Citation
Coulson, N. S., & Buchanan, H. (2008). Self-reported efficacy of an online dental anxiety support group: A pilot study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 36(1), 43-46. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00349.x
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Online Publication Date | May 23, 2007 |
| Publication Date | 2008-02 |
| Deposit Date | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Journal | Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology |
| Print ISSN | 0301-5661 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1600-0528 |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-46 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00349.x |
| Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3161601 |
| Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00349.x |
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