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Table 2 Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale

From: Prevalence and quality of temporomandibular disorders, chronic pain and psychological distress in patients with classical and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: an exploratory study

n of participants with increased likelihood depression/anxiety/stress according to DASS

n

Diagnosis of TMD

no Diagnosis of DMD

p-value

Depression

59 (22.8%)

27 (45.8%)

32 54.2(%)

0.921

Anxiety

138 (53.3%)

66 (47.8%)

72 (52.2%)

0.607

Stress

88 (34.0%)

46 (52.3%)

42 (47.7%)

0.169

  1. Evaluation of the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) concerning a diagnosed temporomandibular disorder (TMD). P-values were calculated using a chi-square test to show whether there was a relationship between the individual categories of the DASS and TMD diagnosis