Differences in anxiety, depression, and oral health-related quality of life among dental anxiety patients with and without reported abuse experience.

This study aimed to explore the differences in anxiety, depression, and oral health-related quality of life between people with dental anxiety who reported abuse experience (n = 60) and people with dental anxiety who did not report abuse experience (n = 97). Both groups attended a dental service focused on the treatment of dental anxiety intended for people with a history of physiological or psychological trauma, or odontophobia. The participants responded to a questionnaire that included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP), and the Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear (IDAF-4C ).

Prisoners' perceived oral and general health and their experience with accessing, understanding and assessing health information: A qualitative study.

Prisoners' oral health and general health are closely connected and generally poorer than that of the wider population. Moreover, knowledge of prisoners' health literacy is scarce. This study aimed to explore prisoners' perceived oral and general health and how they accessed, understood and assessed health information to gain insight into their health literacy.

Oral health in prison: an integrative review.

Purpose: Prisoners' oral health is an often overseen, yet important aspect of the general health of prisoners. To develop effective measures to improve the situation, it is important to get an overview of existing research. The purpose of this study is to examine and analyse existing research on oral health of prisoners and provide a thorough understanding of prisoners' oral health and related factors.

Proximity and information sharing in hospitals and nursing homes: Development of an instrument assessing health personnel's perceptions of proximity and information sharing with kitchen personnel.

Healthcare services are becoming increasingly specialized, potentially hampering interprofessional care. To provide holistic treatment and care, different professions and departments need to share information. Healthcare services also include support services, such as institutional food services, and health personnel and kitchen personnel need to share information about food and patients to serve food adapted to the patients' nutritional needs.

The complexity of dental anxiety and its association with oral health-related quality of life: An exploratory study.

This study aimed to explore the factors associated with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a sample with high dental anxiety. Data were obtained from 107 patients attending a therapeutic treatment program for people who have experienced abuse and for those with dental phobia in Norway. Patients completed questionnaires, including the Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear, the Anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance scale, measuring OHRQoL prior to treatment.

Exploring the contexts, mechanisms and outcomes of a torture, abuse and dental anxiety service in Norway: a realist evaluation.

Background: Torture, abuse and dental anxiety (TADA) are often precursors to developing a pathological relationship with dental care due to elevated anxiety. Consequently, patients who suffer from one or more of these tend to avoid dental services. This could leave them with severe tooth decay, which could affect their general and psychosocial health.

Seeing the person before the teeth: A realist evaluation of a dental anxiety service in Norway.

Patients with a trauma history, whether sexual abuse or torture, or dental phobia, tend to avoid dental services due to severe dental anxiety. Subsequently, they experience poor oral health, lower quality of life, and poorer general health. In Norway, a specific service (torture, abuse, and dental anxiety [TADA]) targets these patients' dental anxiety through cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) prior to dental restoration.

A health promotion intervention to improve oral health of prisoners: results from a pilot study.

Purpose: Prisoners have poorer oral health than the general population. Good oral health is essential for both social and physical well-being. For prisoners, poor oral health is also related to drug use after release, whereas good oral health is related to successful reintegration into society.