Browsing by Subject "Infant Behavior"

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    Maternal anxiety and the child's behavior in the dental chair
    (2005) Heckman, Hayley Brooke; Sanders, Brian J.; Dean, Jeffrey A.; Legan, Joseph J.; Weddell, James A. (James Arthur), 1949-; Avery, David R.
    The literature is varied as to whether there is a positive correlation or if there is no relation between maternal anxiety and a child's behavior at the dentist's office. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a correlation between maternal anxiety and a child's behavior in the dental chair at the first dental visit. The hypothesis for this research study was that there would be a positive correlation found between maternal anxiety and a child's behavior in the dental chair. A total of 59 essentially healthy children between the ages of 1.2 and 9. 7 years of age with no previous dental treatment were selected for this study. Informed consent was obtained with approval from the Institutional Review Board. All children received an initial dental examination, dental prophylaxis, a fluoride treatment, and radiographs when indicated clinically. The children were videotaped during the dental appointment with consent obtained from the parents. The child's cooperativeness during the dental treatment was measured using the four-point Frankl scale and was evaluated by two separate investigators. The mother's anxiety was measured using a modification of Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale. Fifty-six of these children presented to the dental clinic with their mothers, while the other three presented with their fathers. There were 31 females and 28 males. The correlation between the 1natemal anxiety score and the child's behavior score was estimated using a Spearman rank correlation coefficient, adjusted for the child's age. In addition, Spearman correlation coefficient shows a 95-percent confidence interval. In this study, there was an attempt to determine if the relationship that exists between a mother and child allows the fears of the mother to be expressed through the behavior of the child. However, this research showed that there is no significant correlation between the dental anxiety level of the mother or father and the behavior of the child at the first dental visit. Ultimately, there was no difference in the results between those that presented with their fathers versus those with their mothers; however, there was not a large enough sample to make this conclusive.
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    Prevalence of infant television viewing and maternal depression symptoms
    (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer) - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014-04) Anand, Vibha; Downs, Stephen M.; Bauer, Nerissa S.; Carroll, Aaron E.; Department of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
    BACKGROUND: Early television (TV) viewing has been linked with maternal depression and has adverse health effects in children. However, it is not known how early TV viewing occurs. This study evaluated the prevalence at which parents report TV viewing for their children if asked in the first 2 years of life and whether TV viewing is associated with maternal depression symptoms. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, TV viewing was evaluated in children 0 to 2 years of age in 4 pediatric clinics in Indianapolis, IN, between January 2011 and April 2012. Families were screened for any parental report of depression symptoms (0-15 months) and for parental report of TV viewing (before 2 years of age) using a computerized clinical decision support system linked to the patient's electronic health record. RESULTS: There were 3254 children in the study. By parent report, 50% of children view TV by 2 months of age, 75% by 4 months of age, and 90% by 2 years of age. Complete data for both TV viewing and maternal depression symptoms were available for 2397 (74%) of children. In regression models, the odds of parental report of TV viewing increased by 27% for each additional month of child's age (odds ratio [OR], 1.27; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.25-1.30; p < .001). The odds of TV viewing increased by almost half with parental report of depression symptoms (OR, 1.47; CI, 1.07-2.00, p = .016). Publicly insured children had 3 times the odds of TV viewing compared to children with private insurance (OR, 3.00; CI, 1.60-5.63; p = .001). Black children had almost 4 times the odds (OR, 3.75; CI, 2.70-5.21; p < .001), and white children had one-and-a-half times the odds (OR, 1.55; CI, 1.04-2.30; p = .032) of TV viewing when compared to Latino children. CONCLUSIONS: By parental report, TV viewing occurs at a very young age in infancy, usually between 0 and 3 months and varies by insurance and race/ethnicity. Children whose parents report depression symptoms are especially at risk for early TV viewing. Like maternal depression, TV viewing poses added risks for reduced interpersonal interactions to stimulate infant development. This work suggests the need to develop early targeted developmental interventions. Children as young as 0 to 3 months are viewing TV on most days. In the study sample of 0 to 2 year olds, the odds of TV viewing increased by more than a quarter for each additional month of child's age and by as much as half when the mother screened positive for depression symptoms.