Effects of psychological intervention combined with education on psychological resilience and healthy behavior of patients with pulp disease

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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2025; 15(4): 100929
Published online Apr 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i4.100929

Table 1 Comparison of clinical data between the two groups

Groups	Observation	Control	χ²/t/Z	P value
Participants	57	57
Sex
Male	31	30	0.035	0.851
Female	26	27	0.035	0.851
Age (years)	38.74 ± 6.88	38.74 ± 6.88	0.177	0.860
Educational level
Junior high school and below	18	19	0.336	0.737
Senior high school	22	23
Junior college or above	17	15
Marital status
Married/cohabiting	38	39	0.242	0.809
Widowed/divorced	9	10
Unmarried	10	8

Table 2 Comparison of mental resilience between the two groups (mean ± SD, scores)

Groups	Participants	Optimism		Strength		Resilience
Groups	Participants	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Observation	57	7.47 ± 0.88	17.56 ± 1.69^a	15.67 ± 1.40	24.15 ± 1.85^a	25.66 ± 1.77	41.41 ± 3.46^a
Control	57	7.56 ± 0.90	14.22 ± 1.36^a	15.55 ± 1.32	21.33 ± 1.40^a	25.53 ± 1.40	37.53 ± 3.44^a
t		0.540	11.624	0.471	9.177	0.435	6.004
P value		0.590	< 0.001	0.639	< 0.001	0.664	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05, compared with pre-care data between groups.

Table 3 Comparison of coping styles between the two groups (mean ± SD, scores)

Groups	Participants	Active response		Negative response
Groups	Participants	Before	After	Before	After
Observation	57	15.44 ± 1.25	20.11 ± 1.36^a	16.44 ± 1.20	11.08 ± 0.98^a
Control	57	15.36 ± 1.33	18.46 ± 1.22^a	16.37 ± 1.11	12.74 ± 0.87^a
t		0.331	6.818	0.323	9.564
P value		0.741	< 0.001	0.747	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05, compared with pre-care data between groups.

Table 4 Comparison of dental fear, health behavior and stigma between the two groups (mean ± SD, scores)

Groups	Participants	DAI score		Health behavior and habit score		SIS score
Groups	Participants	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Observation	57	71.58 ± 4.66	58.98 ± 4.43^a	51.55 ± 4.51	76.23 ± 6.05^a	58.87 ± 3.56	37.58 ± 2.33^a
Control	57	71.35 ± 4.77	63.59 ± 4.11	51.43 ± 4.17	73.77 ± 6.11^a	58.22 ± 3.41	40.25 ± 2.14^a
t		0.260	5.760	0.147	2.160	0.995	6.372
P value		0.795	< 0.001	0.883	0.033	0.322	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05, compared with pre-care data between groups.

DAI: Dental Anxiety Inventory; SIS: Social Impact Scale.

Citation: Wang QF, Guo SL, Tang HY, Wu Y. Effects of psychological intervention combined with education on psychological resilience and healthy behavior of patients with pulp disease. World J Psychiatry 2025; 15(4): 100929
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v15/i4/100929.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i4.100929