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ArticleInternational journal of paediatric dentistry2025

Feasibility, acceptability, and perceived effectiveness of weighted blankets during paediatric dental care.

Leah I Stein Duker, Riley McGuire, Jocelyn Hernandez, Elizabeth Goodman, José C Polido

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Article in International journal of paediatric dentistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Leah I Stein DukerChan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Riley McGuireChan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jocelyn HernandezChan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elizabeth GoodmanChan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
José C PolidoChildren's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Funding

Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children with and without Dental Fear and AnxietyUH3DE031222 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Leah I. Stein Duker · 2024 to 2026
$2.9M
Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children with and without Dental Fear and AnxietyUG3DE031222 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI STEIN DUKER, LEAH I. · 2022 to 2023
$664k
NIDCR NIH HHS UG3 DE031222NIDCR NIH HHS UH3 DE031222
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWeighted blankets are one method to provide deep pressure touch sensations, which are associated with a calming effect on the nervous system. Weighted blankets have been reported to elicit a calming effect during stressful dental encounters and routine prophylactic visits in older adolescents and adults. Preliminary research suggests that weighted blankets are safe and feasible for children in both hospital and home settings; this, however, has not yet been examined in a paediatric dental environment.

aimTo examine the feasibility, acceptability, and perceived effectiveness of a weighted blanket during paediatric dental care.

designThis cross-sectional study examined child, caregiver, and dentist-reported responses to survey questions asking about their experience with the weighted blanket during care (n = 20 each per child and caregiver group, n = 9 dentists).

resultsThe use of a weighted blanket is feasible, acceptable, and appropriate as reported by caregivers and dentists (means ≥ 4.70 on the Feasibility of Intervention, Acceptability of Intervention, and Intervention Appropriateness Measures). Few problems were described, and all groups overwhelmingly responded with enthusiasm, noted the blanket's potential for future use, and perceived that a weighted blanket improved care (means ≥ 4.10).

conclusionsStudy findings support the feasibility and acceptability of using a weighted blanket during routine, noninvasive paediatric dental care.

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Dental AnxietyDental Care for ChildrenAdolescentCaregiversChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and Questionnairesacceptabilitydeep pressuredental fearfeasibilityweighted blanket

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PMID39238142
PMCPMC11880347

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