373 - Parental Anxiety and Pain Catastrophizing with Pediatric Dental General Anesthesia

Saturday, May 27, 2023

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Location: Exhibit Hall

Has Audio

Presenting Author(s)

Paris Webb-Evans, DDS

PGY-2
Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center
cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Co-Author(s)

DM

David Moore, MD

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Sarat Thikkurissy, DDS,MS,MA (he/him/his)

Professor
Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Research Mentor(s)

Sarat Thikkurissy, DDS,MS,MA (he/him/his)

Professor
Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Program Director(s)

Scott Schwartz, DDS, MPH

Program Director
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Purpose: The purpose of this quality assurance prospective study was to examine whether a connection between parental state and trait anxiety with pain catastrophizing behaviors in parents whose children undergo dental in office general anesthesia. Methods: English-speaking caregivers who had children treated at CCHMC for dental in-office general anesthesia were recruited. The goal was to survey a convenience sample 50 caregivers. Data were obtained through the Pain Catastrophizing Scale and State Trait Anxiety Inventory. Data collections were repeated before and after dental in-office general anesthesia. Results: Preliminary data was collected from 21 caregivers who had a mean age of 34.8 years ± 5.9 yrs. Eighty-Six percent of caregivers were female. Most measured variables moved in a positive direction from pre to post anesthesia. For example, 42% of caregivers described themselves as ‘tense’ prior to the appointment, and this fell to 23% at the post-op call. Four percent (n=1) of caregivers demonstrated true catastrophizing behaviors consistent in the post-op call as well. A weakness inherent in this study to this point is the potential for report bias. Data collection is ongoing

Conclusions: Caregivers did not exhibit anxious or catastrophizing behaviors to date.