title: [Introduction of the concept of Dental Anxiety Scale in Hungary. Epidemiologic studies on the Hungarian population].
abstract: Authors translated the Corah's "Dental Anxiety Scale" (DAS) into Hungarian. 143 dental patients, and 74 dental student's, were investigated and the DAS values were compared to the State-Trait Anxiety Invertory (STAI-S and STAI-T) values. Mean values were: DAS: 9.92, STAI-S: 39.17, STAI-T: 41.34. Authors found lower scores in the case of dental students comparing to patients (p < 0.001), and women comparing to men (p < 0.001). DAS values increased slowly with age, and decreased at 60 years old, or older patients. Married patients had higher DAS and STAI-S scores, but lower STAI-T scores comparing to the unmarried and divorced patients.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Orvostudományi Egyetem, Orálbiológiai Tanszék.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Fábián
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kelemen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fábián
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: A Dental Anxiety Scale ("Fogászati szorongásskála") hazai bevezetése. Magyar populáción végzett fogászati szorongás-epidemiológia vizsgálatok.