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Patient Management

129 - Parental Acceptance of VC Between Texan Hispanics and Colombian Hispanics.

Friday, May 24, 2024
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM EST
Location: Exhibit Hall (back left corner of the hall, space 137)
Abstract:

Purpose: To assess parental acceptance of voice control (VC) and to investigate variations in acceptability based on child factors (age, medical history, cooperation level, gender), provider characteristics (gender and tone), and ethnicity within two distinct Spanish speaking populations.




Methods: Parents of children who attended the UTHealth School of Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Post Graduate Clinic in Houston, Texas and CES University in Medellin, Colombia completed a survey comprising five distinct videos illustrating the utilization of VC by various healthcare providers. Data was analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test, with p-values less than 0.05 considered significant.




Results: The VC Assessment was completed by 54 parents (34 Colombians and 20 Texans). Mean overall acceptance of each vignette was greater than 50%, with softer VC utilization scored more acceptable (79 and 91) compared to stern VC (73 and 61). Comparative analysis revealed no statistically significant difference in parental acceptance of VC between the two study groups within each vignette (P>.05). There was a nonsignificant increase in VC acceptance after providing explanations for each vignette (P>.05). Comparison of responses of individual vignettes showed differences in acceptance of type of VC (soft versus stern) between both the Colombian (P=.03) and Texan (P=.02) subgroups. Acceptance based on child/provider characteristics found no differences (P>.05).

Conclusion: Colombian and Texan parents showed similar acceptance levels of VC, with greater acceptability scores when gentle tones of VC were utilized. No significant differences were observed between the two groups across various scenarios, and explanations about VC use did not significantly change parental attitudes.


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