Evidence that process simulations reduce anxiety in patients receiving dental treatment: Randomized exploratory trial

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-165

  Armitage, Christopher J ^a   Reidy, John G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dental; imagery; process simulation; self efficacy; self esteem; state anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860769770     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2011.604727     Document Type: Article

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