Table 1.
Sample characteristics, ITT-means, (SDs) and effect strengths (Cohen’s d) of pre to post changes of dental fear measures within the LG-OST-condition.
| LG-OST (n = 43) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre > Post | ||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | statistics | ESa [95% CI] | |
| Sample characteristics and clinical data | ||||
| Sex (f/m) | 34/9 | |||
| Age (years) | 50.56 (11.30) | – | – | – |
| STAI-S | 46.78 (11.67) | 43.16 (12.77) | F(1,42) = 6.17∗, η2 = 0.13 | 0.30 [(-0.13)–(0.72)] |
| STAI-T | 43.83 (11.44) | – | – | – |
| DASS | 19.98 (12.32) | – | – | – |
| Dental fear measures | ||||
| DAS | 16.95 (2.49) | 14.44 (3.40) | F(1,42) = 44.37∗∗∗, η2 = 0.51 | 0.84 [0.40–1.29] |
| HAF | 43.75 (6.87) | 40.00 (7.75) | F(1,42) = 20.94∗∗∗, η2 = 0.33 | 0.51 [0.08–0.94] |
| DCQ | 21.00 (5.92) | 15.96 (6.33) | F(1,34) = 29.41∗∗∗, η2 = 0.47 | 0.82 [0.37–1.26] |
| IDCI-R p | 7.95 (3.06) | 9.02 (3.10) | F(1,42) = 6.65∗, η2 = 0.14 | -0.35 [(0.08)–(-0.77)] |
| IDCI-R d | 21.91 (3.69) | 21.51 (3.69) | F(1,42) = 2.51, n.s. | – |
| BAT | 6.19 (1.45) | 6.35 (1.48) | F(1,42) = 1.60, n.s. | – |
| GSR | – | 4.92 (0.88) | – | – |
DAS = Dental Anxiety Scale; DCQ = Dental Cognition Questionnaire; IDCI-R p = Revised Iowa Dental Control Index, predicted control; IDCI-R d = Revised Iowa Dental Control Index, desired control; GSR = Global Success Rating. aEffect sizes not reported when pre- to post-changes were not significant. ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001.