Table 3.
Anticipatory Anxiety and Fear in Patients in Both Groups according to Age, Sex, and Having a Prior Bad Experience (Median [Quartile 1 (Q1)–Quartile 3 (Q3)])
| Variable | Strict confinement |
Partial confinement |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (Q1–Q3) | P value | Median (Q1–Q3) | P value | |
| MDAS (5–25) | 8 (6–9.2) | 6 (5.5–8) | ||
| Age | 0.08 | .581 | −0.17 | .223 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 7.5 (5–9.2) | .702 | 7 (5–8) | .961 |
| Female | 8 (6–9.2) | 6 (6–8.2) | ||
| Prior bad experience | 8 (6–9) | .745 | 7.5 (6–10.2) | .031∗ |
| Fear (0–10) | 2 (0–5) | 3 (1–5) | ||
| Age | −0.17 | .256 | −0.25 | .076 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 2 (0–5) | .494 | 3 (1–4) | .750 |
| Female | 3 (0–6.5) | 2.5 (1–5.25) | ||
| Prior bad experience | 5 (3–7) | .011∗ | 3.5 (2–7.5) | .017∗ |
MDAS, Modified Dental Anxiety Scale.
∗
Significant relation to MDAS or fear in each period. Significance was set at P < .05.