Naslov
Stress in Dental Treatments for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

Autori
Jakovčev, Mirjana ; Gašpar, Andrea ; Ostojić Baus, Jasna

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts of ERFCON 2017 - The 9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Zagreb / - Zagreb, 2017, 193-193

ISBN
978-953-6418-87-9

Skup
The 9th International Conference of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Zagreb, ERFCON 2017

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 17.05.2017. - 19.05.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
stress ; dental care ; people with intellectual disabilities

Sažetak
Stress is often associated with dental treatments because of unpleasant patient's experiences such as pain and negative emotional reactions. Persons with intellectual disabilities experience such stress more intensively because of their different abilities of understanding and different levels of functioning. It is necessary to investigate the factors associated with stress in order to reduce the level of perceived stress for persons with intellectual disabilities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between certain factors of stress in dental treatments for people with intellectual disabilities. According to aim of the study, following hypotheses are formulated: the level of stress in dental treatments is negatively correlated with the frequency of dental treatments ; the level of stress in dental treatments is negatively correlated with the level of satisfaction with dentist's approach ; and that the level of stress in dental treatments is positively correlated with the degree of intellectual disability. The study involved 192 parents of people with intellectual disabilities who administered questionnaires designed for the purposes of this research. Parents were asked to evaluate the level of stress experienced by their children, the level of satisfaction with dentist's approach and assess the frequency of attendance to the dentist. The hypotheses were tested by Pearson correlation coefficient, and revealed statisticly significant correlation between satisfaction of dentist's approach and level of stress. Thus, perceived stress in dental treatments is negatively associated with satisfaction of dentist's approach. In other hypotheses a correlation is not statisticly significant, suggesting that on this sample is not confirmed that the degree of intellectual disability, as well as the frequency of attendance to the dentist, is associated with perceived stress. The results have practical implications on designing potential future educational programs in dental practice, and present a good starting point for further research on this subject.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija, Psihologija, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijske znanosti

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