在儿科牙科护理期间,加权毯子的可行性,可接受性和感知有效性
Leah I Stein Duker1, Riley McGuire1, Jocelyn Hernandez1
1Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
International journal of paediatric dentistry
|September 6, 2024
概括
根据护理人员和牙医的说法,在牙医诊所期间,对儿童来说,有权重的毯子是可行的和可以接受的. 这种干预可以改善儿科患者的整体牙科护理体验.
科学领域:
- 儿科牙科 儿科牙科
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 职业疗法 职业疗法 职业疗法
背景情况:
- 权重的毯子提供了深度的压力触摸,以其对神经系统的平静作用而闻名.
- 之前的研究表明,青少年和成年人应对压力状况有好处,儿童在医院/家庭环境中安全.
- 在儿科牙科设置中使用加权毯子仍然未经检查.
研究的目的:
- 评估在儿科牙科护理中使用加权毯子的可行性,可接受性和感知的有效性.
- 收集儿童,护理人员和牙医的见解,了解他们在牙医预约期间使用加权毯子的经验.
主要方法:
- 采用了横截面研究设计.
- 对20名儿童,20名护理人员和9名牙医进行了调查,询问他们对加重毯子的使用经验.
- 收集的数据集中在干预的可行性,可接受性和感知到的有效性上.
主要成果:
- 护理人员和牙医报告称,加权毯子的可行性,可接受性和适当性很高 (平均得分≥4.70).
- 所有参与者群体都表达了热情,并认为护理得到了改善,对潜在的未来使用的评分很高 (平均得分≥4.10).
- 在使用加重毯子时,报告的问题很小.
结论:
- 这些发现支持使用加权毯子作为例行,非侵入性儿科牙科护理中的可行和可接受的干预措施.
- 有权重的毯子有望增强儿童的牙科体验.
- 进一步的研究可能会探索儿童牙科中更广泛的应用和特定的益处.
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