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ABSTRACT: Dental anxiety can be a barrier to following healthy behaviours. Musical distraction is an effective strategy to reduce dental anxiety and improve treatment adherence. The aim was to determine the effect of musical distraction on dental anxiety and treatment adherence in 6-year-old children. Multicenter randomized control trial with 176 children who were allocated into two parallel groups. One group received usual dental care (N 88), and the other was exposed to musical distraction during usual dental care (N 88). The primary outcome was dental anxiety and secondary was oral health status and oral health care behaviours. Both were assessed at baseline, discharged and six-month follow-up. Mid/high dental anxiety was exhibited by 16.1 % of the children. Musical distraction had no effect on dental anxiety levels in the experimental compared with the control group at any of the time points assessed. The size effect was 0.35 and 0.15 (Cliff's Delta) for baseline-discharge and 0.57 and 0.35 for baseline-six month. Only 47.7 % of the sample attended at 6-month follow-up. Dental anxiety is not prevalent in the sample and is not beneficially reduced by musical distraction. The educational actions of the dental care programme are not sufficient to attain permanent long-term changes in oral health behaviour.
RESUMEN: La ansiedad dental puede ser una barrera para seguir conductas saludables. La distracción musical es una estrategia efectiva para reducir la ansiedad dental y mejorar la adherencia al tratamiento. El objetivo fue determinar el efecto de la distracción musical sobre la ansiedad dental y la adherencia al tratamiento en niños de 6 años. Ensayo multicéntrico de control aleatorizado con 176 niños asignados a dos grupos paralelos. Un grupo recibió atención dental habitual (n 88) y el otro estuvo expuesto a distracción musical durante el cuidado dental habitual (N 88). El resultado primario fue la ansiedad dental y secundaria fue el estado de salud oral y las conductas de salud oral. Ambos fueron evaluados al inicio, dados de alta y seguidos durante seis meses. La ansiedad dental media / alta fue exhibida por 16,1 % de los niños. La distracción musical no tuvo ningún efecto sobre los niveles de ansiedad dental en el grupo experimental en comparación con el grupo control en ninguno de los momentos evaluados. El efecto del tamaño fue 0,35 y 0,15 (Cliff's Delta) para el inicio y el alta y 0,57 y 0,35 para el inicio y los seis meses de seguimiento. Solo el 47,7 % de la muestra asistió a los 6 meses de seguimiento. La ansiedad dental no prevalece en la muestra y no se ve beneficiada por la distracción musical. Las acciones educativas del programa de atención dental no son suficientes para lograr cambios permanentes a largo plazo en el comportamiento de salud oral.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Dental Anxiety , Music Therapy , Software Design , Patient Compliance , Dental Care for Children , Manifest Anxiety ScaleABSTRACT
Background: Traffic accidents are the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults in Chile. However, few studies have examined this behavior among this age group. Parental practices have a great influence on risk behaviors in adolescents, such as substance use, sexuality and violence, among others. Specifically, we propose that these practices will influence pedestrian risk behaviors among adolescents. Aim: To study the role of parental practices such as mother and father support, and behavioral control (monitoring and presence of rules) in pedestrian risk behaviors of teenagers. Material and Methods: A sample of 470 adolescents attending schools in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile were studied. They answered a self-administered questionnaire in which they were asked about parental practices and pedestrian risk behaviors. Analyses were performed using descriptive and inferential statistics, using multiple regression. Results: Paternal support and the presence of rules were protective factors for pedestrian risky behaviors. However, maternal support or monitoring did not influence these behaviors. Conclusions: Parental practices influence pedestrian behaviors of teenagers. The study provides further evidence for the importance of these practices in the development of behavioral self-regulation.