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Psychological Distress, Dental Health, and Dental Fear among Finnish University Students: A National Survey

Pohjola Vesa; Kunttu Kristina; Virtanen Jorma I

dc.contributor.authorPohjola Vesa
dc.contributor.authorKunttu Kristina
dc.contributor.authorVirtanen Jorma I
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-28T12:41:13Z
dc.date.available2022-10-28T12:41:13Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/161319
dc.description.abstract<p><br>The aim of this study was to study the association between dental fear, psychological<br>distress, and perceived symptoms of teeth controlled for age, gender, educational sector, and<br>tobacco use. The data from the Finnish University Student Health Survey 2016 targeting students (n<br>= 10,000) of academic universities and universities of applied sciences were used.  Psychological<br>distress was measured with the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation 10 (CORE-10) and the General<br>Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12) and dental fear with the question ‘Do you feel scared about<br>receiving dental care?’. The study included 3110 students. In logistic regression analyses those<br>with psychological distress (measured with CORE-10 and GHQ-12) and those reporting teeth-related<br>symptoms were more likely than their counterparts to have high dental fear.  In gender-specific<br>analyses men with psychological distress (measured with CORE-10) and women with teeth-related<br>symptoms were more likely to have high levels of dental fear.  Finnish university students with<br>psychological distress and teeth-related symptoms were more likely to experience higher levels of<br>dental fear than their counterparts were.  The results of this study support possible common<br>vulnerability factors that dental fear and other psychological disorders may share.<br></p><p><br></p>
dc.language.isoen
dc.titlePsychological Distress, Dental Health, and Dental Fear among Finnish University Students: A National Survey
dc.identifier.urlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910245
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2021093048393
dc.relation.volume18
dc.contributor.organizationfi=hammaslääketieteen laitos yhteiset|en=Institute of Dentistry|
dc.contributor.organization-code2607500
dc.converis.publication-id67219534
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/67219534
dc.identifier.jour-issn1661-7827
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorVirtanen, Jorma
dc.okm.discipline313 Hammaslääketieteetfi_FI
dc.okm.discipline515 Psychologyen_GB
dc.okm.discipline515 Psykologiafi_FI
dc.okm.discipline313 Dentistryen_GB
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationinternational co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeJournal article
dc.publisher.countrySwitzerlanden_GB
dc.publisher.countrySveitsifi_FI
dc.publisher.country-codeCH
dc.relation.articlenumber10245
dc.relation.doi10.3390/ijerph181910245
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.relation.issue19
dc.year.issued2021


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