Shetty Raghavendra M, Pashine Aditi, Jose Nijo A, Mantha Somasundar
Preventive & Pediatric Dentistry, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, Abu Dhabi.
Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.
Spec Care Dentist. 2018 Jan;38(1):13-18. doi: 10.1111/scd.12264. Epub 2018 Jan 4.
To assess and compare the role of IQ on anxiety and behavior of children with and without hearing and speech impairment.
A total of 120 children of age group 7-14 years were included in the study, of which control group comprised of 60 normal healthy children and 60 hearing and speech impaired children formed the study group. The study was done in two consecutive sessions. First appointment for Culture Fair Intelligence Test and second appointment for RMS pictorial anxiety score (RMS-PS) and Frankl behavior rating which were assessed during oral prophylaxis.
IQ of children with hearing and speech impairment was lower as compared to normal healthy children. There was a positive correlation between IQ and anxiety in children with hearing and speech impairment while no correlation was found with behavior.
Children with hearing and speech impairment are less anxious and more cooperative compared to normal healthy child in the dental setting and are, therefore, easier to manage.
评估并比较智商对有或无听力及言语障碍儿童焦虑和行为的影响。
本研究共纳入120名7 - 14岁儿童,其中对照组由60名正常健康儿童组成,60名听力及言语障碍儿童组成研究组。研究分两个连续阶段进行。首次预约进行文化公平智力测验,第二次预约进行RMS图片焦虑评分(RMS - PS)和弗兰克行为评定,这些在口腔预防治疗期间进行评估。
与正常健康儿童相比,听力及言语障碍儿童的智商较低。听力及言语障碍儿童的智商与焦虑之间呈正相关,而与行为无相关性。
在牙科诊疗环境中,与正常健康儿童相比,听力及言语障碍儿童焦虑程度较低且更合作,因此更易于管理。