Effects of self-help cognitive behavioral therapy on anxiety and cooperation of young children with caries
KONG Xiangrong
HOU Lihuan
LI Yuemei
SONG Ning
ZHANG Linlin
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of self-help cognitive behavioral therapy in relieving anxiety and improving cooperation of young children with caries during dental treatment.Methods Totally 63 caries children who visited the department of stomatology of Shenzhen children's hospital between January and July 2021 were divided into a control group(n=32)and an intervention group(n=31),according to a random number table.During the dental treatment,both groups were given routine behavior management,while the intervention group was additionally provided with self-help cognitive behavioral therapy.Then,both groups were evaluated using the children's fear survey schedule-dental subscale(CFSS-DS)and Venham clinical anxiety rating scale.Results Significant differences were in the CFSS-DS scores of the two groups in terms of the intergroup effect(Fintergroup=25.893,P＜0.001).Moreover,the cooperation of the intervention group was significantly better than that of the control group(Z=3.594,P＜0.001).Conclusion Self-help cognitive behavioral therapy can effectively relieve dental anxiety of young children and improve their cooperation during dental treatment.Therefore,it is worth application in the clinical practice.
Keywords：Young childDental cariesAnxietyCooperationSelf-help cognitive behavioral therapy
Publication Date：2023-12-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 738-741 )