The effects of psychological nursing on anxiety of patients in the procedure of impacted teeth extraction

Abstract

Abstract: PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of psychological nursing on anxiety of patients during extraction of impacted teeth. METHODS: Seventy patients who required impacted tooth extraction were randomly divided into intervention group (n=35) and control group (n=35). In the intervention group, psychological nursing was performed by special nurses before,during and after the surgical procedure; In the control group, patients were informed the general knowledge of the routine treatment and care. Anxiety was evaluate with anxiety scale at the end of surgical procedure. The data was analyzed with SPSS 13.0 software package for χ²test. RESULTS: The number of patients with anxiety in the intervention group was significantly reduced compared with the control. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Psychological nursing assists to relieve anxiety of patients during impacted teeth removal.

Key words: Psychological nursing, Dental Fear, Impacted Teeth

CLC Number:

R782

TANG Yi-qun,WAN Peng-bo,QU Dong-lin. The effects of psychological nursing on anxiety of patients in the procedure of impacted teeth extraction[J]. Shanghai Journal of Stomatology, 2015, 24(3): 367-369.

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