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Depression, drugs and dental anxiety in prisons : a mediation model explaining dental decay experience
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dc.contributor.author | Arora, Garima | |
dc.contributor.author | Humphris, Gerry | |
dc.contributor.author | Lahti, Satu | |
dc.contributor.author | Richards, Derek | |
dc.contributor.author | Freeman, Ruth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-10T00:38:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-10T00:38:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-02-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Arora , G , Humphris , G , Lahti , S , Richards , D & Freeman , R 2020 , ' Depression, drugs and dental anxiety in prisons : a mediation model explaining dental decay experience ' , Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology , vol. Early View . https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12522 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0301-5661 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 265876696 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 49d83371-2099-41ed-abfe-e5c517c87846 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-4601-8834/work/69463277 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000512279100001 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85084221030 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/21392 | |
dc.description | Funding: Scottish Government (award number: 121.804485) and support from the Scottish Prison Service and participating NHS Boards. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Objective To test a theoretical mediation model and investigate whether drug use and/or dental anxiety act as mediating factors between depression and dental decay experience among prisoners. Method A cross‐sectional survey was conducted on a convenience sample of 300 prisoners across three prison establishments in Scotland. Depression and dental anxiety were measured using the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale and the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale, respectively. Drug use was assessed using three yes (scoring 1)/ no (scoring 0) questions: ‘ever taken (illegal) drugs’, ‘injecting drugs’ and ‘ever participated in a rehabilitation programme’. Participants had an oral examination to determine dental caries experience (missing [MT] and untreated decay [D3cvT]) in all four quadrants. Latent variable path analysis was conducted to test the mediation model. Results A total of 342 prisoners participated, of which 298 yielded a complete data set. Depression was associated with missing teeth and untreated decay (D3T) through an indirect pathway (Total standardized indirect effects = 0.11, P < .01) via drug use and dental anxiety (X2 [71] = 89.8, P = .07; Root Mean Square Error of Approximation: 0.03; Comparative Fit Index: 0.994 and Tucker‐Lewis index: 0.992). Twenty‐two percent of the variance in untreated decay and missing teeth was explained by both drug use and dental anxiety; however, the strongest predictor was drug use (total standardized direct effects = 0.45, P < .001). Conclusion A relatively simple model to assist understanding dental decay experience of people in prison has been proposed. The data collected were consistent with our specified model. Drug use acted as the primary mediator and dental anxiety as a secondary mediator between depression and dental decay experience. Given the co‐morbidity between mental health and drug use and dental decay experience, an integrated or shared approach is proposed. We recommend that future research should concentrate on building a firmer picture by replicating and extending the framework presented. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2020 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12522 | en |
dc.subject | Dental decay | en |
dc.subject | Experience | en |
dc.subject | Prison | en |
dc.subject | Depression | en |
dc.subject | Drug use | en |
dc.subject | Dental anxiety | en |
dc.subject | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine | en |
dc.subject | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry | en |
dc.subject | RK Dentistry | en |
dc.subject | E-NDAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RA0421 | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RC0321 | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RK | en |
dc.title | Depression, drugs and dental anxiety in prisons : a mediation model explaining dental decay experience | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Postprint | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Sir James Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Population and Behavioural Science Division | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. WHO Collaborating Centre for International Child & Adolescent Health Policy | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Health Psychology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12522 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2021-02-10 |
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