The effects of a companion animal on distress in children undergoing dental procedures.
The purpose of our pilot study was to evaluate the effects of a companion animal (dog) on physiologic arousal and behavioral distress among children undergoing a dental procedure. A repeated measures experimental design was used to study 40 children between the ages of 7 and 11 years who were underg...
| Publicado en: | Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 137 - 153 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr-Jun2001
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107043440&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 107043440 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 01460862 B9E jtl: Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing issn: 01460862 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Apr-Jun2001 vid: 24 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 107043440 107043440 2001072331 10.1080/01460860118472 NLM11817428 107043440 ppf: 137 ppct: 16 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The effects of a companion animal on distress in children undergoing dental procedures. aug: au: Havener L Gentes L Thaler B Megel ME Baun MM Driscoll FA Beiraghi S Agrawal S sug: subj: Dogs In Infancy and Childhood Dental Care for Children Distraction In Infancy and Childhood Pilot Studies Experimental Studies Repeated Measures Videorecording Conceptual Framework Selye's Stress Theory Nebraska Convenience Sample Random Assignment Intrarater Reliability Skin Temperature Evaluation Fingers Behavior Rating Scales Analysis of Variance T-Tests Descriptive Statistics Child Human Child: 6-12 years ab: The purpose of our pilot study was to evaluate the effects of a companion animal (dog) on physiologic arousal and behavioral distress among children undergoing a dental procedure. A repeated measures experimental design was used to study 40 children between the ages of 7 and 11 years who were undergoing procedures in a pediatric dental clinic. Half the children had the dog present during the procedure and half did not. Data were obtained before, during, and after the procedure. Behavioral distress was measured using the Observational Scale of Behavioral Distress; procedures were videotaped. Physiologic arousal was measured using a YSI telethermometer taped to the child's index finger. Student's t-test and repeated measures analysis of variance were used to answer the research question. No significant differences in behavioral distress or physiologic arousal were found between experimental and control groups. Further analysis revealed that for children who initially verbalized distress on arrival at the clinic, the presence of the dog decreased physiologic arousal during the time the child was on the dental table waiting for the dentist to arrive. Further research should be conducted to verify the effect of a companion animal on initial stress experienced by children for whom the visit to the dentist is most stressful. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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