O'Grady, A, Gray-Burrows, K orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-5066 and Tahmassebi, J (2022) Inside the Waiting Room: process drama and dramatic distancing for involving children in research on dental anxiety. Arts and Health: an international journal for research, policy and practice, 14 (2). pp. 149-164. ISSN 1753-3015
Abstract
Background: Dental anxiety in children is a major health concern. Process drama adopts distancing techniques that allow children to examine the possible causes of dental anxiety safely and with authority. Using this method to inform paediatric dentistry is novel and could be adopted in other fields where children experience health-related anxiety.
Methods: A 90-minute process drama workshop was conducted in three primary schools in Batley,West Yorkshire. Sixty-three children participated in the study. Sessions were audio-recorded, transcribed and thematic analysis conducted.
Results: Four key concepts emerged: 1) Fear of the unknown; 2) Unpleasant sensory experience; 3) Society’s perception and portrayal of the dentist and 4) Learnt negative associations with the dentist.
Conclusion: Process drama offers a novel approach to develop an understanding of dental anxiety in children. It elicits critical insights from a child’s perspective and offers a participatory model for engaging children in health research on sensitive issues.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of an article published in Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | anxiety; children; dramatic distancing; participatory research; Process drama |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Performance and Cultural Industries (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Dentistry (Leeds) > Paediatric Dentistry (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2021 12:36 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2022 10:18 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17533015.2021.1894465 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:171444 |