Table 3.
Non-invasive treatment. DFA reports (n) and percentages (%) presented for each cohort. Patient’s report/professional’s report. Coherence between patient’s self-report and professional’s proxy report when DFA dichotomized. Pos: DFA score: 1–4; neg: DFA score: 0 (0 = no fear, 1–4 = dental fear). pos/pos = patient and professional consensus of opinion on patient’s DFA > 0 and neg/neg = patient and professional consensus of opinion reporting the patient’s DFA = 0
| DFA reports | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | p value |
| Age | 3–7 years n (%) |
7–11 years n (%) |
11–15 years n (%) |
15–19 years n (%) |
|
| pos/pos | 335 (20) | 304 (14) | 150 (8) | 65 (4) | |
| pos/neg | 061 (4) | 134 (6) | 86 (5) | 52 (4) | |
| neg/pos | 139 (9) | 115 (6) | 74 (4) | 19 (1) | |
| neg/neg | 1103 (67) | 1552 (74) | 1515 (83) | 1348 (91) | |
| Total | 1638 (100) | 2105 (100) | 1825 (100) | 1484 (100) | |
| Inconsistencya | 200 (12) | 249 (12) | 160 (9) | 71 (5) | < 0.001* |
| Coherenceb | 1438 (88) | 1856 (88) | 1665 (91) | 1413 (95) | |
pos/neg and neg/pos inconsistency between patient’s DFA self-report and professional’s proxy report
*Chi-square tests performed of inconsistency between Cohorts 1 + 2 vs Cohorts 3 + 4
apos/neg and neg/pos (patient and professional inconsistency on patient’s DFA)
bpos/pos and neg/neg (patient and professional consensus of opinion on patient’s DFA)