自闭症儿童的家长与医院牙科

Autistic children's parents and hospital dentistry.

作者信息

Tahririan Dana, Shariati Saharosadat, Nilchian Firoozeh

机构信息

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental Materials Research Center, Dental Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

出版信息

Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2021 Dec 10;18:105. eCollection 2021.

PMID:35265288

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8804541/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

It is difficult to perform dental procedures in autistic children, and parental involvement is necessary for successful hospital dental services. Therefore, in order to promote oral health in autistic children, this study was aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, and performance of autistic children's parents with respect to hospital dentistry.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

This cross-sectional study was conducted with the parents of 100 autistic children aged 2-6 years selected from among the children of Isfahan autism treatment centers. A self-administered questionnaire, including parental demographic information and 22 items on the assessment of knowledge, attitude, and performance of autistic children's parents regarding hospital dental procedures under general anesthesia, was completed by 100 parents. <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using Chi-square test.

RESULTS

A total of 100 parents of autistic children, with an average age of 37.4 ± 6.1 years, were recruited in this study. The results showed that 56%, 50%, and 3% of parents had poor knowledge about dental hospital services, dental complications, and hospital dentistry rules, respectively. Further, 51% of parents believed that general anesthesia was dangerous to their children. In addition, 69% of children had little or no cooperation with the dentist. There was also a significant relationship between the knowledge, attitude, and performance of autistic children's parents regarding hospital dentistry and the parents' age and sex.

CONCLUSION

This study showed that autistic children's parents had poor knowledge, attitude, and performance with respect to hospital dentistry.

摘要

背景

对自闭症儿童进行牙科治疗很困难，家长的参与对于成功开展医院牙科服务很有必要。因此，为了促进自闭症儿童的口腔健康，本研究旨在探讨自闭症儿童家长在医院牙科方面的知识、态度和行为。

材料与方法

本横断面研究选取了来自伊斯法罕自闭症治疗中心2至6岁的100名自闭症儿童的家长。100名家长完成了一份自填式问卷，问卷包括家长的人口统计学信息以及22项关于评估自闭症儿童家长对全身麻醉下医院牙科治疗程序的知识、态度和行为的问题。P<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。数据采用SPSS软件进行卡方检验分析。

结果

本研究共招募了100名自闭症儿童的家长，平均年龄为37.4±6.1岁。结果显示，分别有56%、50%和3%的家长对牙科医院服务、牙科并发症和医院牙科规则的了解较差。此外，51%的家长认为全身麻醉对孩子有危险。另外，69%的儿童与牙医的配合很少或根本不配合。自闭症儿童家长在医院牙科方面的知识、态度和行为与家长的年龄和性别之间也存在显著关系。