Comparing the Effectiveness of Emotional Self-Regulation Strategies and Systematic Desensitization on Pain of Adults Referring to Dentistry

Introduction: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization on the pain level of adults referring to dentistry.Method: The population included ۶۰ adults referring to a dentistry- who were selected using the purposeful sampling method and were classified into three groups including group ۱, emotional self-regulation strategy (n=۲۰), group ۲, regulation desensitization (n=۲۰), and group ۳, control group (n=۲۰). Data were collected using a pain questionnaire (FPQ-III). Experimental groups received eight sessions, each with ۹۰ min emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization instruction. The control group received no intervention. The data were analyzed using SPSS ۲۳, a multivariate covariance test.Results: Results showed that emotional self-regulation and regular desensitization have an impact on pain levels of adults referring to dentistry. However, there was no significant difference between the impact of emotional self-regulation and regular desensitization on the pain level of adults who had visited the studied dentistry.Conclusion: Emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization affected the pain level of adults who had referred to the studied dentistry.

Keywords:

Pain , Emotional Self-regulation strategies , Regular Desensitization , Dentistry