Influencing factors of anxiety before early orthodontic treatment for malocclusion in school-age children
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20250220-00775
- VernacularTitle:学龄期儿童牙颌畸形早期矫治治疗前焦虑的影响因素分析
- Author:
Heping ZHANG
1
;
Ziyan LIN
;
Shengxi HE
Author Information
1. 温州医科大学附属口腔医院护理部，温州 325000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Child;
School age;
Early orthodontic treatment;
Anxiety;
Nursing strategy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(31):4293-4297
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the current situation and influencing factors of anxiety before early orthodontic treatment for malocclusion in school-age children.Methods:Convenience sampling was used to select 124 school-aged children who underwent early orthodontic treatment for malocclusion at the Hospital of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University from October 2023 to October 2024 as study subjects. The Chinese Version of the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (Cm-YPAS) was used to assess pre-treatment anxiety in pediatric patients, while the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale was employed to evaluate parental anxiety, and patient general information was collected. Logistic regression analysis was employed to investigate factors influencing anxiety before early orthodontic treatment in school-age children.Results:The Cm-YPAS scores for 124 school-aged children undergoing early orthodontic treatment were (45.76±7.42), with a pre-treatment anxiety incidence of 54.84% (68/124). Logistic regression analysis showed that age, oral treatment experience, educational background, and parental anxiety score were the influencing factors of anxiety before early orthodontic treatment in school-age children ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The incidence of pre-treatment anxiety is relatively high among school-age children undergoing early orthodontic treatment. Appropriate nursing interventions should be implemented based on influencing factors to alleviate the pre-treatment anxiety of children.
