Table 4.
Invasive treatment
| DFA reports | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | p value |
| Age | 3–7 years n (%) |
7–11 years n (%) |
11–15 years n (%) |
15–19 yrs n (%) |
|
| pos/pos | 60(36) | 188(37) | 170 (39) | 75 (22) | |
| pos/neg | 008 (5) | 32 (6) | 21 (5) | 10 (3) | |
| neg/pos | 19 (11) | 47 (9) | 29 (6) | 24 (7) | |
| neg/neg | 80 (48) | 242 (48) | 218 (50) | 228 (68) | |
| Total | 167 (100) | 509 (100) | 438 (100) | 337 (100) | |
| Inconsistencya | 27 (16) | 79 (16) | 50 (11) | 34 (10) | < 0.05* |
| Coherenceb | 140 (84) | 430 (84) | 388 (89) | 303 (90) | |
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
pos/neg and neg/pos = inconsistency between patient’s DFA self-report and professional’s proxy report
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)
*Chi-square tests performed on inconsistency; Cohorts 1 + 2 vs Cohorts 3 + 4