. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 16.

Published in final edited form as: Child Health Care. 2009 Jan 1;38(1):23–48. doi: 10.1080/02739610802615831

TABLE 1.

Child Behavioral Distress Results Based on OSBD Scores Across Sessions and Treatment Groups

Variable	Session	All Participants (N = 47)	DIS (n = 23)	GBM (n = 24)	p
Percentage of children with no distress (total OSBD ≤ 1.0)	1	61.0	60.0	62.0	>.99
	2	68.0	58.0	76.0	.31
	3	71.0	72.0	70.0	>.99
Mean distress score among distressed children	1	3.8	2.5	5.1	.05
	2	3.5	2.5	5.3	.09
	3	4.2	2.1	5.9	.25
Percentage of children that transitioned from distress to no distress	1 to 2	21.0	14.0	29.0	>.99
	2 to 3	36.0	43.0	25.0	>.99
Change in mean distress scores among distressed children	1 to 2	0.2	–0.6	1.1	.43
Change in mean distress scores among distressed children	2 to 3	–0.9	0.2	–2.4	>.99

Note. OSBD = Observation Scale of Behavioral Distress; DIS = distraction; GBM = general behavior management.