Table 4.
The mean change in oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) dimensions according to dental anxiety trajectories.
| Change in the Mean (SD) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Anxiety Trajectories | n (%) | Functional Limitation | Physical Pain | Psychological Discomfort | Physical Disability | Psychological Disability | Social Disability | Handicap |
| Mothers | 998 (100) | 0.01 (0.5) | −0.25 (1.6) | −0.24 (1.3) | −0.02 (0.6) | −0.12 (1.0) | −0.00 (0.6) | −0.08 (0.7) |
| Stable low | 826 (82.8) | 0.01 (0.5) | −0.22 (1.5) | −0.20 (1.2) | −0.02 (0.6) | −0.10 (0.2) | 0.01 (0.6) | −0.04 (0.6) |
| High decreasing | 23 (2.3) | −0.04 (0.2) | −0.43 (2.1) | −0.26 (1.3) | 0.13 (0.7) | −0.04 (0.6) | −0.13 (0.7) | −0.35 (0.8) |
| Moderate increasing | 67 (6.7) | 0.03 (0.4) | −0.37 (1.9) | −0.55 (1.5) | 0.06 (0.7) | −0.33 (1.3) | −0.06 (0.6) | −0.22 (0.8) |
| Stable high | 82 (8.2) | −0.07 (0.9) | −0.48 (1.9) | −0.41 (2.0) | −0.06 (0.6) | −1.59 (0.04) | −0.64 (0.1) | −0.83 (0.3) |
| p-value | 0.637 | 0.131 | 0.034 | 0.104 | 0.046 | 0.078 | <0.001 | |
| Fathers | 513 (100) | 0.04 (0.7) | −0.11 (1.5) | −0.13 (1.3) | 0.02 (0.6) | −0.03 (0.8) | −0.006 (0.7) | −0.03 (0.7) |
| Stable low | 425 (82.8) | 0.04 (0.6) | −0.08 (1.5) | −0.07 (1.2) | 0.01 (0.6) | −0.03 (0.8) | 0.005 (0.6) | 0.01 (0.6) |
| High decreasing | 4 (0.8) | 0.00 (0.8) | 1.25 (1.9) | 0.50 (1.7) | 0.50 (1.0) | 0.50 (1.7) | 0.75 (2.2) | 0.00 (0.8) |
| Stable moderate | 51 (9.9) | 0.10 (0.9) | −0.23 (1.7) | −0.41 (1.3) | 0.12 (0.7) | −0.14 (0.8) | 0.04 (0.8) | −0.25 (0.8) |
| Moderate increasing | 23 (4.5) | 0.00 (0.7) | −0.35 (1.5) | −0.48 (1.3) | 0.09 (0.4) | 0.22 (0.6) | 0.04 (0.4) | −0.09 (0.6) |
| Stable high | 10 (1.9) | −0.10 (0.7) | −0.80 (1.6) | −0.70 (1.5) | −0.40 (1.0) | −0.60 (0.7) | −0.70 (1.1) | −0.20 (0.6) |
| p-value | 0.523 | 0.965 | 0.126 | 0.804 | 0.005 | 0.346 | 0.019 | |
p-values for Jonckheere–Terpstra test.