Journal of Research in Dental and Maxillofacial Sciences
J Res Dent Maxillofac Sci
Medical Sciences
http://jrdms.dentaliau.ac.ir
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10.61186/jrdms
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2023
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Effect of Emotional Self-Regulation Strategies and Systematic Desensitization on Stress Level of Adult Dental Patients: A Clinical Trial
Oral pathology
Oral pathology
Original article
Original article
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<td style="padding: 0cm 12px; text-align: justify;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Background and Aim</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">This study aimed to compare the effects of emotional self-regulation strategies and systematic desensitization on stress level of adult dental patients. </span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Materials and Methods: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">The study population included 40 adult dental patients that were selected by purposeful sampling and were classified into two experimental groups of emotional self-regulation strategy (n=20) and systematic desensitization (n=20). Data were collected using a stress questionnaire. The experimental groupsreceived 8 sessions of 90-minute emotional self-regulation strategy and desensitization instructions. Data were analyzed by t-test and paired t-test.</span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Results:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""> Emotional self-regulation and systematic desensitization affected the stress level of adult dental patients. However, there was no significant difference between the effects of emotional self-regulation and systematic desensitization on stress levels of adult dental patients (P>0.05).</span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Conclusion: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">Emotional self-regulation and systematic desensitization instructions equally affected the stress level of adult dental patients in this study. </span></span></span></span></td>
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Stress, Psychological, Emotional Regulation,
Desensitization, Psychologic, Dentistry
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http://jrdms.dentaliau.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-817-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Masumeh
Parivar
معصومه
پریور
Parivar90@yahoo.com
100319475328460011382
100319475328460011382
No
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Tabriz branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
Akbar
Rezaie
Parivar90@yahoo.com
100319475328460011383
100319475328460011383
Yes
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran
Jalil
Babapor Kheiroddin
Parivar90@yahoo.com
100319475328460011384
100319475328460011384
No
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran