Rodd, H., Kirby, J., Duffy, E. et al. (5 more authors) (2018) Children’s experiences following a CBT intervention to reduce dental anxiety: one year on. British Dental Journal, 225 (3). pp. 247-251. ISSN 0007-0610
Abstract
Objective To investigate children's ongoing experiences of dental care and use of strategies to manage their dental anxiety following cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
Design A child self-completed postal questionnaire.
Settings Hospital, community and general dental practice.
Subjects Questionnaires were sent to 44 children, aged 10–17 years who had been referred to specialist services due to their dental anxiety.
Intervention Children had all previously received a guided CBT self-help intervention to reduce their dental anxiety and, on completion of treatment, had been discharged to their referring dentist. Questionnaires were sent out 12–18 months later to ascertain dental attendance patterns and application of any strategies learnt from the previous CBT intervention.
Results 22 responses (50%) were received from 16 girls and six boys. Eighty-two percent had subsequently accessed follow-up care with a general dental practitioner and over half of these had undergone a dental procedure, other than a check-up. Ninety-one percent reported feeling less worried about dental visits, than previously, and described a change in cognition, behaviours, and feelings that allowed them to manage their anxiety better.
Conclusions CBT has positive immediate and longitudinal effects in reducing children's dental anxiety. The challenge of adopting this evidence-based approach within primary care settings remains.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Nature Publishing Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in British Dental Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Cognitive behavioural therapy; dental anxiety; children |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2018 09:31 |
Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2020 09:12 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.540 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:133849 |