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

Associate Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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.