Association of general anxiety and pediatric dental preventive examination utilization, National Survey of Children's Health, 2021.

Autor: Wiener RC; Department of Dental Public Health and Professional Practice, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA., Waters C; Department of Dental Research, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA., Bhandari R; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center North, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry [Spec Care Dentist] 2024 May 06. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 06.
DOI: 10.1111/scd.13015
Abstrakt: Introduction: Many factors influence preventive dental health service access for children. The objective of this research was to examine one factor, general anxiety, in accessing at least one preventive dental examination in the past 12 months in children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) and children without special healthcare needs (CWSHCN).
Methods: National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) 2021 were obtained for this cross-sectional research. Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used to determine association of anxiety and past 12-month preventive dental examinations.
Results: The sample included 10 493 CSHCN, and 35 675 CWSHCN. Overall, 72.7% had past 12-month preventive dental examinations, and 9.9% had a healthcare provider indicate they had general anxiety. CSHCN with anxiety, CWSHCN with anxiety, and CSHCN without anxiety were more likely to have a past 12-month preventive dental examination visit than CWSHCN without anxiety (Adjusted Odds Ratios: 1.86, 1.39, 1.32, respectively).
Conclusion: Our results suggest children with general anxiety (both CSHCN and CWSHCN) are more likely to have had at least one regular preventive dental visit within the past 12 months than CWSHCN and without general anxiety. There is a need for further understanding the relationship of general anxiety and dental health to improve the health of all children.
Practical Implications: CWSHCN without anxiety need individualized, comprehensive care with enough time, attention, instruction, and rewards to demonstrate to parents/guardians the importance of making routine preventive dental examinations a priority for their child.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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