title: On the prediction of dentist-evaluated patient compliance in orthodontics.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to determine to what degree social and psychological patient variables can predict orthodontic co-operation evaluated by dentists 3 and 6 months after the beginning of treatment. The subjects were 94 patients from seven orthodontic practices. They received a questionnaire with four subscales: impulsiveness, dominance, anxiety, and orthodontic attitudes. Compliance was assessed by an 11-item instrument based on the studies of Slakter et al. (1980). None of the social indices could predict co-operation, but the psychological scales for orthodontic attitudes, impulsiveness and dominance showed a significant relationship to later co-operation. The combination of all psychological variables (regression equation) could explain co-operation 3 months later to 12.1 per cent and to 16.8 per cent 6 months later. The implications for psychological guidance in orthodontics and future research are discussed.
authors: Poliklinik für Kieferorthopaedie der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz, Germany.
authors: H G
authors: HG
authors: Sergl
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Klages
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Pempera
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001007:Anxiety; D001242:Assertiveness; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires