Experience of using a smartphone WeChat applet for dental anxiety assessment and preoperative evaluation: A nationwide multicenter study
IntroductionDental anxiety is a multivariate phenomenon that regularly occurs during a dental procedure. Although it may lead to patients' safety concerns and adverse events in routine treatment, it is often ignored. The purpose of this research is to develop a novel WeChat Applet for dental an...
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| description | IntroductionDental anxiety is a multivariate phenomenon that regularly occurs during a dental procedure. Although it may lead to patients' safety concerns and adverse events in routine treatment, it is often ignored. The purpose of this research is to develop a novel WeChat Applet for dental anxiety (WADA) with the following features and aims: (1) to help patients with dental anxiety management; (2) provide patient with a physical status self-evaluation; and(3) provide a platform for online assessment and tele-consultancy by dentists. We aimed to test and verify whether such an applet could play a beneficial role before and after a dental procedure and facilitate management of high-risk patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and methodsDuring the 12-month survey period (August 2020 to July 2021), a total of 180 patients aged 3–74 years from eight different cities (n = 180 at the end of treatment, n = 25 for the System Usability Scale (SUS) and follow-up interview) and 20 medical staff from eight different cities (n =20 for follow-up interview) were evaluated by WADA. At the end of the survey period, the results of the interviews were analyzed thematically.ResultsWADA assessment results from 180 patients and follow-up interview results from 45 participants were analyzed. In this study with a male to female ratio of 2:3, 75% were found to be suffering from dental anxiety, 86% were found with postoperative complications, and 11 cases were found to have contraindications to surgery. The total SUS score for WADA is 72.25 above the mean score, proving that WADA is a relevant and useful tool before and after dental treatment. Based on the results of the interviews, the following themes were identified: patient satisfaction; dentists' effectiveness; multi-center data integration; and increase its frequency of usage.ConclusionsThe WADA was developed for dental procedures and is effective for reducing treatment risks, improving patients' satisfaction and dentists' convenience, especially in terms of facilitating management of high-risk patient during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-765daa27f84f43268a209a6af4e6ea222022-12-22T00:42:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-07-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.900899900899Experience of using a smartphone WeChat applet for dental anxiety assessment and preoperative evaluation: A nationwide multicenter studyXilu Huang0Xilu Huang1Xilu Huang2Jie Zeng3Jie Zeng4Jie Zeng5Nan Zhao6Nan Zhao7Nan Zhao8Lin Fan9Lin Fan10Lin Fan11Dijiao Ruan12Dijiao Ruan13Dijiao Ruan14Jing Wang15Jing Wang16Jing Wang17Xiaomei Hong18Cong Yu19Cong Yu20Cong Yu21Department of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaEngineering Research Center of Fujian University for Stomatological Biomaterials, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing, ChinaChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing, ChinaIntroductionDental anxiety is a multivariate phenomenon that regularly occurs during a dental procedure. Although it may lead to patients' safety concerns and adverse events in routine treatment, it is often ignored. The purpose of this research is to develop a novel WeChat Applet for dental anxiety (WADA) with the following features and aims: (1) to help patients with dental anxiety management; (2) provide patient with a physical status self-evaluation; and(3) provide a platform for online assessment and tele-consultancy by dentists. We aimed to test and verify whether such an applet could play a beneficial role before and after a dental procedure and facilitate management of high-risk patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and methodsDuring the 12-month survey period (August 2020 to July 2021), a total of 180 patients aged 3–74 years from eight different cities (n = 180 at the end of treatment, n = 25 for the System Usability Scale (SUS) and follow-up interview) and 20 medical staff from eight different cities (n =20 for follow-up interview) were evaluated by WADA. At the end of the survey period, the results of the interviews were analyzed thematically.ResultsWADA assessment results from 180 patients and follow-up interview results from 45 participants were analyzed. In this study with a male to female ratio of 2:3, 75% were found to be suffering from dental anxiety, 86% were found with postoperative complications, and 11 cases were found to have contraindications to surgery. The total SUS score for WADA is 72.25 above the mean score, proving that WADA is a relevant and useful tool before and after dental treatment. Based on the results of the interviews, the following themes were identified: patient satisfaction; dentists' effectiveness; multi-center data integration; and increase its frequency of usage.ConclusionsThe WADA was developed for dental procedures and is effective for reducing treatment risks, improving patients' satisfaction and dentists' convenience, especially in terms of facilitating management of high-risk patient during the COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.900899/fullintelligent personality assessmentWeChat appletdental treatmentdental anxietycomfort therapy |
| spellingShingle | Xilu Huang Xilu Huang Xilu Huang Jie Zeng Jie Zeng Jie Zeng Nan Zhao Nan Zhao Nan Zhao Lin Fan Lin Fan Lin Fan Dijiao Ruan Dijiao Ruan Dijiao Ruan Jing Wang Jing Wang Jing Wang Xiaomei Hong Cong Yu Cong Yu Cong Yu Experience of using a smartphone WeChat applet for dental anxiety assessment and preoperative evaluation: A nationwide multicenter study Frontiers in Public Health intelligent personality assessment WeChat applet dental treatment dental anxiety comfort therapy |
| title | Experience of using a smartphone WeChat applet for dental anxiety assessment and preoperative evaluation: A nationwide multicenter study |
| title_full | Experience of using a smartphone WeChat applet for dental anxiety assessment and preoperative evaluation: A nationwide multicenter study |
| title_fullStr | Experience of using a smartphone WeChat applet for dental anxiety assessment and preoperative evaluation: A nationwide multicenter study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experience of using a smartphone WeChat applet for dental anxiety assessment and preoperative evaluation: A nationwide multicenter study |
| title_short | Experience of using a smartphone WeChat applet for dental anxiety assessment and preoperative evaluation: A nationwide multicenter study |
| title_sort | experience of using a smartphone wechat applet for dental anxiety assessment and preoperative evaluation a nationwide multicenter study |
| topic | intelligent personality assessment WeChat applet dental treatment dental anxiety comfort therapy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.900899/full |
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