[Effect of being disabled, dental fear and anxiety on drawings].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate if there is an influence of being a disabled people (with disturbed body-image), dental fear and anxiety on several form/shape parameters of drawings.


METHODS
Disabled (46) and healthy (33) volunteers (n = 79; male 39, female 40; age: 18.16 +/- 3.01 yrs.) were investigated.


METHODS
Collection of demographic data (gender, age, marital status, profession), and administration of the Hungarian versions of dental fear and anxiety related scales namely: DAS, DAQ, DASQ, DFS, DBS, STAI-S, STAI-T and Expectation scale. Free drawing test portraying a person, a mouth, and a tooth were also administered, and form/shape parameters were analyzed.


RESULTS
Mean values of the scales were: DAS: 10.22 +/- 3.1; DAQ: 2.21 +/- 0.9; DASQ: 12.44 +/- 3.9; DFS: 40.98 +/- 14,0; Expectation Scale: 2.32 +/- 0.7, DBS: 34.50 +/- 9.0; STAI-S: 37.56 +/-10.7; STAI-T 42.41 +/-10.2. Disables subjects scored higher in all of the scales but there was a significant difference (t-probe, p < 0.05) in the case of DBS scale only. Being a disabled influenced 2 of person-, 5 of tooth-, and 3 of mouth-drawing parameters significantly (chi2 probe, p < 0.05). Dental fear related scales influenced 5 of person-, 5 of tooth-, and 1 of mouth-drawing parameters significantly (one-way ANOVA, p < 0.05). Anxiety influenced 2 of person-, 1 of tooth-, and none of mouth-drawing parameters significantly (one-way ANOVA, p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Interestingly, the influence of being a disabled people was the strongest in case of tooth-drawings, and the influence of dental fear on drawing parameters was stronger than that of anxiety.
Semmelweis Egyetem Budapest, Fogorvostudományi Kar, Fogpótlástani Klinika, Budapest.
Anita
A
Beck
Eszter
E
Molnár
Pál
P
Fejérdy
Tibor Károly
TK
Fábián
D000293:Adolescent; D001155:Art Therapy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult