Comparison of acceptance between American and Colombian parents of behavior guidance technique

Background: Parental acceptance of behavior guidance techniques is dynamic and influenced by social and cultural factors. Aim: To compare the degree of acceptance of behavior guidance techniques between American and Colombian parents. Design: American parents (n=150) and Colombian parents (n=150) of children between 3 and 12 years of age undergoing Pediatric Dental treatment participated in this multicenter cross-sectional study. Parents viewed a video depicting ten behavior guidance techniques approved by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and rated their acceptance on a Visual Analogue Scale. Differences in the degree of acceptance were analyzed using quantile regression analysis. The level of significance was set at 5%. Results: Significant differences in the degree of acceptance of behavior guidance techniques were observed between American and Colombian parents (p <0.05); American parents were more accepting of protective stabilization, sedation, and general anesthesia, while Colombian parents were more accepting of communication techniques.

• Autores: Gómez, Laura Marcela; Cárdenas, Juan Manuel; Restrepo, Manuel; Farías, Aline; Rojas Vahos, Diego Fernando; Cárdenas, Antonio Darío; Chiquet, Brett; Theriot, Adrien
• Fecha de publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad CES
• Repositorio: Repositorio Digital - Universidad CES
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.ces.edu.co:10946/7462
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10946/7462
• Palabra clave: Behavior; Child behavior; Parents; Pediatric dentistry
• Rights: closedAccess
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb