The effect of structural variables on child behavior in the operatory.
The effect of structural variables on child behavior in the operatory.
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结构变量对手术室中儿童行为的影响。
作者:
T. Getz;P. Weinstein
This paper, part of a larger study of child management, desc~bes the influence of structural vadables on the behavior of the child patient. Thirty-six child patients, ages 3-5, of eighteen dentists, each requiring at least two restorative visits, were videotaped in the provider’s operatory. Each visit was broken into six procedural phases: chair placemen t, oral examination, injection, rubber dam placement, cavity preparation, and placement and t~nishing of restorative materials. Behaviors of providers and child patients were coded within phases in real time. Results of analyses of valance indicate that frequency of fear/distressrelated chd’ld behaviors vmqed significantly between treatment phases. Differences between appointments were minimal. Length of a given procedural phase was found to be significantly related to fear/distress-related behaviors: the longer the phase, the greater percent dura tion of fear~distress. No relationstu’p was found between child behavior and length of total appointment. Findings suggest the importance of length of procedure in the behavior of preschool cldldren in the operatory.