Parental Acceptance and Consent towards Behavior Management Techniques Used in Pediatric Dentistry

家長對於兒童牙科使用的行為管理技術之接受度及同意度

汪靜蓉(Ching-Jung Wang) ； 蔡蔭玲(Aileen-I Tsai) ； 周明嫣(Ming-Yen Chou)

《臺灣兒童牙醫學雜誌》 6卷1期 (2006/03) Pp. 196-203

https://doi.org/10.6319/TJPD.2006.6(1).3

摘要

Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the parental attitudes towards traditional behavior management techniques employed by dentists treating young children in Taiwan.
Materials and Methods: 490 parents joined the study from the pediatric dentistry department of Lin-Ko Chang Gung Memorial Hospital during January to June 2002. Six behavior management techniques were introduced to the parents via written presentation. Questionnaire was used to survey if they felt well-informed and would consent to perform the technique to their children. Data were analyzed using chi-square analysis for different behavior management techniques. All statistical analyses were done with the SAS software program, and the level of significance was set at p＜ 0.05.
Results: More than 84% of parents felt quite well informed about each technique. The majority of parents favored tell-show-do, positive reinforcement, and voice control. General anesthesia was least accepted. Acceptance and well informed were predictive of parental consent towards behavior management techniques.
Conclusion: (1)Written presentation was highly satisfied to inform the parents; (2)Seventy-seven percent of the parents felt it was important to be informed about every technique; (3)Parental acceptance of the behavior management techniques was in the order of TSD, physical restraints, voice control, hand-over-mouth, Papoose Board, and general anesthesia. General anesthesia was the least acceptable technique and had lower percentage of consent than other studies.

關鍵字

行為處理技巧 ； 家長接受 ； 家長同意 ； 兒童牙科

並列摘要

Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the parental attitudes towards traditional behavior management techniques employed by dentists treating young children in Taiwan.
Materials and Methods: 490 parents joined the study from the pediatric dentistry department of Lin-Ko Chang Gung Memorial Hospital during January to June 2002. Six behavior management techniques were introduced to the parents via written presentation. Questionnaire was used to survey if they felt well-informed and would consent to perform the technique to their children. Data were analyzed using chi-square analysis for different behavior management techniques. All statistical analyses were done with the SAS software program, and the level of significance was set at p＜ 0.05.
Results: More than 84% of parents felt quite well informed about each technique. The majority of parents favored tell-show-do, positive reinforcement, and voice control. General anesthesia was least accepted. Acceptance and well informed were predictive of parental consent towards behavior management techniques.
Conclusion: (1)Written presentation was highly satisfied to inform the parents; (2)Seventy-seven percent of the parents felt it was important to be informed about every technique; (3)Parental acceptance of the behavior management techniques was in the order of TSD, physical restraints, voice control, hand-over-mouth, Papoose Board, and general anesthesia. General anesthesia was the least acceptable technique and had lower percentage of consent than other studies.

並列關鍵字

Behavior Management Technique ； Parental Acceptance ； Parental Consent ； Pediatric Dentistry