NCT07306780

Procrastination in Seeking Dental Care

Barriers to Dental Care: Exploring the Role of Procrastination in Seeking Care

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 196 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Patients fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be enrolled in the study will be given online survey to fill questionnaire. Questionnaire will be provided to the patient which include the questions about following parameters: 1. Socio-Demographic factors 2. Self-reported oral health and dental satisfaction 3. Dental attendance regarding regular, past and future dental visits. 4. Delay of dental care Procrastination will be measured using Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS). Self-Efficacy for oral Health will be measured using Oral Health Self-Efficacy Scale (OHSES)

Conditions

• Procrastination

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS)	Irrational Procrastination Scale is a 9-item questionnaire to assess one's level of procrastination. Respondents rate how often each statement is true of them on a 5-point scale. Items 2, 5, and 8 are reverse scored. Higher total scores indicate greater tendencies toward procrastination
OTHER	Oral Health Self Efficacy Scale (OHSES)	An Oral Health Self-Efficacy Scale (OHSES) is a tool used to measure a person's confidence in their ability to maintain good oral health. Participants rate their confidence on a scale, for example, from "Not at all confident" to "Strongly confident" or "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree". Responses are summed to get a total score, with a higher score indicating greater self-efficacy in oral health.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-12
• Primary completion: 2026-01-01
• Completion: 2026-02-01
• First posted: 2025-12-29
• Last updated: 2025-12-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India