米国における歯科への恐怖と恐怖治療への関心に関する国勢調査
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
|September 4, 2025
まとめ
歯科への恐怖は,米国の成人の70%以上に影響し,デジタル治療に最も興味があります. 有効性や対処法に対する懐疑的な考え方が この手頃な歯科治療の介入を 拒否する主な理由です
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生
- 歯科心理学
- デジタルヘルスの介入
背景:
- 歯科への恐怖 (または歯恐怖症) は,成人人口の大きな部分に影響を与える重要な公衆衛生問題です.
- 過去の研究では 歯科への恐怖が 高いことが示されていますが 現代の治療方法に対する 現在のレベルや関心は 限られています
研究 の 目的:
- 全国的に代表的な米国成人のサンプルで 歯科恐怖症の流行を決定する.
- 恐怖を感じる人の間で 証拠に基づいたデジタル歯科恐怖治療への興味を評価する.
- デジタル歯科の治療を拒む理由を特定する.
主な方法:
- 1,003人の米国成人に対して,人口統計データと一致した,横断的なオンライン調査が行われました.
- 歯科恐怖症の重症度 (0 - 10) を測定するためにガッチェル単項スケールを使用した.
- 中等から重度の恐怖症を持つ参加者は,デジタル治療 (コンピュータ化,モバイルアプリ,テレヘルス) に関する興味と,採用の障壁について調査されました.
主要な成果:
- 大人の72. 6%が何らかのレベルの恐怖 (45. 8%は中等, 26. 8%は重症) を報告した.
- 恐ろしさのある人の 71.2 パーセントが デジタル歯科治療への興味を示した.
- デジタル治療の減少の主な理由は,有効性 (31.8%),既存の対処メカニズムへの満足度 (23.4%),時間制約 (22.3%) でした.
結論:
- 歯科への恐怖は,米国では依然として一般的な問題であり,全体の発生はほとんど減少していません.
- デジタル治療法への関心が高まっていることから, 歯科恐怖症の治療法への需要が高まっている.
- 懐疑論に対処し,現在興味がない約30%の恐れのある個人にデジタル介入の価値を示すために,ターゲット化された公衆衛生のコミュニケーションが必要です.
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