title: [The patient--his anxiety and his assessment of the dentist as variables in the compliance model].
abstract: The publication concerns the relationship between the two variables "patient anxiety" and "assessment of the dentist by the patient". Two instruments were used: the German versions of the "Dental Anxiety Scale" and the "Dental Belief Survey". The answers of 383 patients, age 18 to 80 years, demonstrated that both tests are highly age dependent. There is no difference between males and females in either test in the overall population nor in the individual age categories. Patient anxiety and assessment of the dentist by the patient show a highly significant correlation.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kunzelmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dünninger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Der Patient: Seine Angst und seine Einschätzung des Zahnarztes als Variable im Compliance-Modell.