ter Horst G, Prins P, Veerkamp J, Verhey H
Department of Social Dentistry, ACTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1987 Oct;15(5):249-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1987.tb00531.x.
The aim of this investigation was to study the effect of dentists' behavior on the (anxious) behavior of child patients. Twelve high-anxious and a matched group of 12 low-anxious children from 6 to 12 yr of age were selected and randomly assigned to one of six dentists: three with experience in treating fearful children and three without such experience. Each child was treated twice. The first treatment was prophylactic, the second, 2 wks later, consisted of preparation and restoration of a cavity (Class 1) under local anesthesia. While both treatment sessions were videotaped, only the latter one was used in this study. Data analysis which did not control for autocorrelations revealed 22 (out of 28) significant effects. Data analysis with a control for autocorrelations showed only two significant effects: 'working contact', which decreased fear-related behavior and 'no physical contact', which increased fear-related behavior.
本调查的目的是研究牙医行为对儿童患者（焦虑）行为的影响。从6至12岁的儿童中选取了12名高度焦虑儿童和一组与之匹配的12名低度焦虑儿童，并将他们随机分配给六位牙医中的一位：三位有治疗恐惧儿童的经验，三位没有此类经验。每个孩子接受两次治疗。第一次治疗是预防性的，第二次治疗在两周后进行，包括在局部麻醉下对龋洞（I类）进行预备和修复。虽然两次治疗过程都进行了录像，但本研究仅使用了后者。未控制自相关的数据分析显示（28个中有）22个显著效应。控制自相关的数据分析仅显示出两个显著效应：“工作接触”，它会减少与恐惧相关的行为；“无身体接触”，它会增加与恐惧相关的行为。
