高校社区少数民族老年患者牙科焦虑症的特点分析

Characteristics of Dental Anxiety of ethnic minority elderly patients in the college community

目的:探讨高校社区少数民族老年患者牙科焦虑症的特点。方法:利用改良牙科焦虑量表(MDAS)对779例老年患者进行问卷调查,根据被调查者民族、性别、学历及牙科治疗史分组进行分析。结果:少数民族与汉族的老年患者牙科焦虑症的发生率无统计学意义(P>0.05),不同性别及学历的少数民族老年患者牙科焦虑症的发生率不同,具有统计学意义(P<0.05),少数民族女性老年患者牙科焦虑症的发生率高于男性,大专以下学历的少数民族老年患者牙科焦虑症的发生率高于大专以上组,既往有无牙科治疗史对牙科焦虑症的发生率无影响(P>0.05)。结论:高校社区少数民族老年患者需要更多的心理辅导,临床医生应重视医学与心理学方法相结合预防牙科焦虑症的发生。

Objective： To explore characteristics of dental anxiety of ethnic minority elderly patients in the college community.Methods： 779 cases of elderly patients have been investigated with the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale（MDAS） and analyzed in groups which were divided according to the minority,gender,education,and dental treatment history.Results： There was no statistical significance（P 0.05）of dental anxiety between ethnic minority and the Han elderly patients.Significant differences of dental anxiety has been found among different genders and education in ethnic minority elderly patients（P 0.05）.Female elderly patients showed a higher incidence of dental anxiety than male in ethnic minority.Patients with or above college degree has a lower incidence of dental anxiety than those without college degree.There was no significance of dental anxiety whether patients had a history of dental treatment or not.Conclusion： The university community minority elderly patients need more psychological counseling,and the clinical doctors should pay attention to the combination between medical and psychological methods to prevent the occurrence of dental anxiety.