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A videotaped intervention to enhance child control and reduce anxiety of the pain of dental injections

Authors:

  • P. Weinstein
    University of Washington, USA
  • M. Raadal
    University of Bergen, Norway
  • S. Naidu
    University of Washington, USA
  • T. Yoshida
    University of Okayama, Japan
  • G. Kvale
    University of Bergen, Norway
  • P. Milgrom
    University of Washington, USA

ABSTRACT


Aim

While the psychological literature shows that perceptions of uncontrollability contribute to anxiety and other pathologies,
interventions that enhance perceived control have been shown to reduce anxiety. This study attempted to assess a brief videotape to
enhance child perceived control in a dental setting.

Methods

101 children aged 7-9 years completed warm-up procedures and
viewed either: a) the experimental intervention, a 2 minutes video of a dentist explaining what an injection will feel like and proposing
hand raising as a signal mechanism; or b) the control condition, a 2 minutes video of Disneyland. Fear of dental injections was assessed
on a 10 cm visual analogue scale before and after the intervention.

Results

In the experimental group there was a significant fear
reduction from pre- to post-intervention, while this was not the case in the control group. Children with higher pre-existing levels of fear
benefited more from the intervention than children with lower levels of fear.

Conclusion

The results of this pilot study suggest that
intervention packages that impact child control have promise in lowering anxiety.

PLUMX METRICS

Publication date:

Dec /2003

Keywords:

anxiety, behaviour management, child, dental injections

Issue:

Vol.4 – n.4/2003

Page:

181 – 185

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: P. Weinstein, M. Raadal, S. Naidu, T. Yoshida, G. Kvale, P. Milgrom (2003) "A videotaped intervention to enhance child control and reduce anxiety of the pain of dental injections", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 4(4), pp181-185. doi:
Vancouver: P. Weinstein, M. Raadal, S. Naidu, T. Yoshida, G. Kvale, P. Milgrom. A videotaped intervention to enhance child control and reduce anxiety of the pain of dental injections. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2003Dec.1 [cited 2025May.17];4(4):181-185. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/a-videotaped-intervention-to-enhance-child-control-and-reduce-anxiety-of-the-pain-of-dental-injections/
MLA: P. Weinstein, M. Raadal, S. Naidu, T. Yoshida, G. Kvale, P. Milgrom A videotaped intervention to enhance child control and reduce anxiety of the pain of dental injections. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2003;4(4):181-185

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