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Table 1 Association between children’s behavior during procedural dental sedation and clinical groups based on family social skills

From: Mother-child interactions and young child behavior during procedural conscious sedation

 

n

More favorable behavior

(n = 22)

Less favorable behavior

(n = 5)

P a

Effect size (Phi)

Parental educational social skills

24

  

0.25

0.17

 Non clinical

 

3 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

  

 Clinical

 

19 (79.2%)

5 (20.8%)

 

Child social skills

20

  

0.07

0.37

 Non clinical

 

4 (57.1%)

3 (42.9%)

  

 Clinical

 

18 (90.0%)

2 (10.0%)

 

Context variables

15

  

0.07

0.34

 Non clinical

 

8 (66.7%)

4 (33.3%)

  

 Clinical

 

14 (93.3%)

1 (6.7%)

 

Negative educational practices

12

  

0.07

0.34

 Non clinical

 

14 (93.3%)

1 (6.7%)

  

 Clinical

 

8 (66.7%)

4 (33.3%)

 

Child behavior problems

7

  

0.07

0.28

 Non clinical

 

15 (75.0%)

5 (25.0%)

  

 Clinical

 

7 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Total positive scores

7

  

0.07

0.28

 Non clinical

 

15 (75.0%)

5 (25.0%)

  

 Clinical

 

7 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Total negative scores

14

  

0.15

0.27

 Non clinical

 

12 (92.3%)

1 (7.7%)

  

 Clinical

 

10 (71.4%)

4 (28.6%)

 
  1. aLikelihood ratio chi-square