Afraid of the dentist? There's an app for that: Development and usability testing of a cognitive behavior therapy-based mobile app.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although several brief cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)-based treatments for dental fear have proven efficacious, these interventions remain largely unavailable outside of the specialty clinics in which they were developed. Leveraging technology, we sought to increase access to treatment for individuals with dental fear through the development of a mobile application (Dental FearLess).

Materials and methods

To assess the resonance of our app as an avenue for dental fear treatment, we conducted a study assessing the usability, feasibility, and acceptability of the beta app. Participants with moderate to severe dental fear (N = 80) completed the app and reported on the perceived usability of the mobile interface (Systems Usability Scale, SUS; α = .82) and credibilit

SUBMITTER: Daly KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11633963 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature