KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND PREVALENCE OF BELONEPHOBIA AMONG UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS - A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY

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  • Ashfaaq Ahmed, Dhanraj M. Ganapathy, L. Keerthi Sasanka

Abstract

Background: Belone phobia is an actual response due to fear of pins and needles. 10% of the population is severely affected due to this phobia. The physiological responses include palpitations, shortness of breath, nervousness and fainting. There are few steps to overcome this phobia which involves recognition and relaxation, control and preparation, and graded exposure, could be an effective method in overcoming Belone phobia.

Aim: To analyze the prevalence of Belone phobia among dental students

Materials and methods: The main objective of this study was to determine the pain and influencing fear factors during the insertion of pins among dental students who had phobia with the help of a questionnaire. This study included 100 participants from the age group 18-25 among Saveetha dental college, Chennai students. The statistical analysis was done using IBM SPSS software ( version 23).

Results: In the present study, males have more symptoms of Belonephobia than that of females with a majority age group of 18 years old. 81% of the participants had felt the fear of needles in their life. And 54% of the students have phobias related to medical procedures.

Conclusion: In this study 81% of the participants experienced fear of needles at one point of their life with the majority in the age group 18 and majority of male population.  Cognitive Behavior Theory, therapy and anti-anxiety drugs could be used to treat people with severe belonephobia.

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2022-08-11 — Updated on 2021-11-03

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Ashfaaq Ahmed, Dhanraj M. Ganapathy, L. Keerthi Sasanka. (2021). KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND PREVALENCE OF BELONEPHOBIA AMONG UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS - A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY. Drugs and Cell Therapies in Hematology, 10(3), 2357–2369. Retrieved from http://dcth.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1145 (Original work published August 11, 2022)

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