Fear of blood, injury, and injections, and its relationship to dental anxiety and probability of avoiding dental treatment among 18-year-olds in Norway

Background:  More knowledge about the relationship between blood–injury–injection phobia (BIIP) and dental anxiety (DA) may give new clinically relevant information in the assessment and management of children with DA. Objective:  The aims of this study were to explore the relationships between BIIP...

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Published in:International journal of paediatric dentistry 2008-05, Vol.18 (3), p.163-169
Main Authors: VIKA, MARGRETHE, SKARET, ERIK, RAADAL, MAGNE, ÖST, LARS-GÖRAN, KVALE, GERD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescents
Attitude to Health
Blood
blood-injury-injection phobia
dental anxiety
Dental Anxiety - etiology
Dental Anxiety - psychology
dental avoidance
Dental Care - psychology
Dental Health Surveys
Dentistry
Fear - psychology
Female
Humans
Injections - psychology
Male
Norway
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology
Phobic Disorders - classification
Phobic Disorders - complications
Psychology
Psychology, Adolescent
Psykologi
Reference Values
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Socialvetenskap
Wounds and Injuries - psychology
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Summary:Background:  More knowledge about the relationship between blood–injury–injection phobia (BIIP) and dental anxiety (DA) may give new clinically relevant information in the assessment and management of children with DA. Objective:  The aims of this study were to explore the relationships between BIIP and DA, and to explore to what extent the two subtypes of BIIP in combination with DA are related to self‐reported probability of avoiding dental treatment if a dental injection is needed. Methods:  The subjects were a random sample of 1385 18‐year‐olds attending high schools in a county of Norway, and the data were collected by use of questionnaires completed in classrooms. The survey instruments applied were Dental Fear Survey, Injection Phobia Scale‐Anxiety, and Mutilation Questionnaire. Results:  About 11% of the subjects with DA and subtypes of BIIP, respectively, reported high probability of avoiding dental treatment in a situation where a dental injection was possibly needed. In multiple regression analysis, only DA contributed to self‐reports of high probability of avoiding dental treatment. Conclusion:  The results indicate that among adolescents, BIIP is relatively often connected with DA. Clinical implications are discussed.
ISSN:0960-7439
1365-263X
1365-263X
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00904.x