Objectives: To investigate the influencing factors of children's dental fear (CDF) and the relationship of CDF with resilience in children aged 8-9 years in Weifang city to provide evidence for the early prevention and intervention of CDF.
Methods: Random cluster sampling method was applied. A total of 1 995 children aged 8-9 years from 10 primary schools in four districts of Weifang city were selected from June to October 2021 as the survey objects. General information questionnaire, the children's fear survey schedule-dental sub-scale, and adolescent resilience scale were used in the investigation.
Results: The CDF detection rate was 31.78% (634 cases) in children aged 8-9 years in Weifang city, including 28.41% (296 cases) in boys and 35.47% (338 cases) in girls. Multivariate logistic analysis showed that female gender [odds ratio ()=1.329, 95% confidence interval ()=1.062-1.665], dental caries (=1.961, 95%=1.330-2.891), dental pain (=2.133, 95%=1.700-2.676), and dental treatment experience (=3.621, 95%=2.888-4.540) are risk factors for CDF. Parents with tertiary education or higher (=2.123, 95%=1.546-2.916; =3.304, 95%=2.368-4.612), high scores in the positive cognition factor of the psychological resilience-personal strength dimension (=1.520, 95%=1.141-2.025), high scores in the interpersonal assistance factor of the psychological resilience-support strength dimension (=3.819, 95%=2.743-5.318), and high scores in the family support factor (=5.634, 95%=4.047-7.844) were protective factors for CDF occurrence (<0.05).
Conclusions: Children with high psychological resilience scores have low CDF incidence, and good parenting practices are beneficial in reducing CDF incidence.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9988447 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7518/hxkq.2023.01.010 | DOI Listing |
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!