Table 2 Spearman rank correlation coefficients for associations between dental anxiety and avoidance behavior, dental status (DMFT), satisfaction with dental aesthetics, oral health-related quality of life (OHIP and OHIP items) and life satisfaction (QLS score and QLS subscales).
Scale/CD/Item | FD | HAF | Avoidance | DMFT | Aesthetics | QLS total | Health | Own Person | Sexuality | Friendship | Partnership | Child | Job | Financial | Living situation | Free | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
time | |||||||||||||||||
Dental anxiety [HAF] | 0.801 | 0.527 | -0.69 | -0.381 | -0.462 | -0.31 | -0.221 | -0.246 | -0.205 | -0.278 | -0.399 | ||||||
Avoidance | 0.801 | 0.48 | -0.706 | -0.39 | -0.526 | -0.314 | -0.253 | -0.263 | -0.293 | -0.287 | -0.412 | ||||||
Dental status [DMFT] | 0.527 | 0.48 | -0.592 | -0.351 | -0.377 | -0.336 | -0.21 | -0.21 | -0.317 | -0.304 | -0.354 | -0.212 | |||||
Satisfaction with aesthetics | -0.69 | -0.706 | -0.592 | 0.601 | 0.638 | 0.505 | 0.368 | 0.399 | 0.321 | 0.3 | 0.437 | 0.493 | 0.257 | 0.278 | |||
OHRQL [OHIP] | 0.729 | 0.736 | 0.472 | -0.729 | -0.539 | -0.64 | -0.433 | -0.447 | -0.415 | -0.405 | -0.34 | -0.323 | -0.52 | -0.2 | -0.223 | ||
Functional impairment | Pronounciation | OF | 0.294 | 0.32 | 0.213 | -0.398 | -0.278 | -0.186 | -0.249 | -0.186 | |||||||
Worsening of taste | OF | 0.458 | 0.587 | 0.246 | -0.455 | -0.317 | -0.432 | -0.243 | -0.245 | -0.274 | -0.186 | -0.353 | |||||
Interruption of meals | OF | 0.556 | 0.587 | 0.394 | -0.607 | -0.393 | -0.519 | -0.306 | -0.321 | -0.279 | -0.276 | -0.27 | -0.384 | ||||
Discomfort to eat | OF | 0.604 | 0.665 | 0.38 | -0.631 | -0.473 | -0.574 | -0.411 | -0.425 | -0.376 | -0.393 | -0.281 | -0.244 | -0.433 | |||
Diet unsatisfactory | OF | 0.648 | 0.654 | 0.413 | -0.614 | -0.376 | -0.485 | -0.285 | -0.336 | -0.317 | -0.398 | -0.283 | -0.254 | -0.369 | |||
Affective impairment and tension | Life unsatisfying | PI | 0.7 | 0.738 | 0.507 | -0.714 | -0.528 | -0.596 | -0.443 | -0.513 | -0.4 | -0.397 | -0.366 | -0.328 | -0.484 | -0.198 | -0.2 |
Difficulties to relax | PI | 0.676 | 0.675 | 0.406 | -0.648 | -0.503 | -0.601 | -0.425 | -0.433 | -0,377 | -0.309 | -0.338 | -0.318 | -0.44 | -0.232 | ||
Tension | PI | 0.702 | 0.714 | 0.419 | -0.681 | -0.526 | -0.589 | -0.44 | -0.454 | -0.41 | -0.373 | -0.373 | -0.35 | -0.481 | -0.242 | -0.204 | |
Irritable with others | PI | 0.628 | 0.683 | 0.408 | -0.651 | -0.4 | -0.518 | -0.337 | -0.339 | -0.311 | -0.357 | -0.268 | -0.322 | -0.408 | |||
Lack of drive | Difficulties doing usual jobs | PI | 0.647 | 0.667 | 0.417 | -0.623 | -0.469 | -0.593 | -0.375 | -0.367 | -0.319 | -0.296 | -0.263 | -0.336 | -0.445 | ||
Unable to function | PI | 0.585 | 0.667 | 0.435 | -0.567 | -0.414 | -0.532 | -0.315 | -0.341 | -0.294 | -0.205 | -0.375 | -0.354 | ||||
Shame | Embarrassment | PI | 0.723 | 0.771 | 0.491 | -0.754 | -0.489 | -0.568 | -0.41 | -0.426 | -0.392 | -0.332 | -0.297 | -0.286 | -0.491 | -0.18 | -0.194 |
Self-consciousness | A | 0.654 | 0.733 | 0.456 | -0.662 | -0.507 | -0.594 | -0.432 | -0.396 | -0.374 | -0.305 | -0.355 | -0.492 | -0.251 | |||
Pain | Pain in oral cavity | P | 0.566 | 0.633 | 0.373 | -0.592 | -0.458 | -0.631 | -0.357 | -0.34 | -0.33 | -0.236 | -0.306 | -0.37 | -0.273 | ||
Life satisfaction [QLS] | -0.381 | -0.39 | -0.351 | 0.601 | 0,799 | 0,805 | 0,743 | 0,746 | 0,460 | 0,341 | 0,694 | 0,790 | 0,553 | 0,617 | |||
Health | -0.462 | -0.526 | -0.377 | 0.638 | 0,799 | 0,684 | 0,570 | 0,572 | 0,407 | 0,273 | 0,445 | 0,577 | 0,352 | 0,435 | |||
Own Person | -0.31 | -0.314 | -0.336 | 0.505 | 0,805 | 0,684 | 0,688 | 0,628 | 0,514 | 0,365 | 0,508 | 0,523 | 0,380 | 0,462 | |||
Sexuality | -0.221 | -0.253 | -0.21 | 0.368 | 0,743 | 0,570 | 0,688 | 0,670 | 0,592 | 0,384 | 0,414 | 0,548 | 0,427 | 0,369 | |||
Friendship | -0.246 | -0.263 | -0.21 | 0.399 | 0,746 | 0,572 | 0,628 | 0,670 | 0,411 | 0,273 | 0,453 | 0,446 | 0,418 | 0,482 | |||
Partnership | -0.205 | -0.317 | 0.321 | 0,460 | 0,407 | 0,514 | 0,592 | 0,411 | 0,583 | 0,244 | 0,401 | 0,274 | 0,347 | ||||
Children | -0.293 | 0.3 | 0,341 | 0,273 | 0,365 | 0,384 | 0,273 | 0,583 | 0,268 | 0,253 | 0,247 | ||||||
Job | -0.278 | -0.287 | -0,304 | 0.437 | 0,694 | 0,445 | 0,508 | 0,414 | 0,453 | 0,244 | 0,268 | 0,514 | 0,310 | 0,378 | |||
Financial situation | -0.399 | -0.412 | -0,354 | 0.493 | 0,790 | 0,577 | 0,523 | 0,548 | 0,446 | 0,401 | 0,514 | 0,397 | 0,340 | ||||
Living situation | 0.257 | 0,553 | 0,352 | 0,380 | 0,427 | 0,418 | 0,274 | 0,253 | 0,310 | 0,397 | 0,330 | ||||||
Free time | -0.212 | 0.278 | 0,617 | 0,435 | 0,462 | 0,369 | 0,482 | 0,347 | 0,247 | 0,378 | 0,34 | 0,33 | |||||
