Impact of Caries Severity/Activity and Psychological Aspects of Caregivers on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among 5-Year-Old Children.
Caries Res
; 52(6): 570-579, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of the severity/activity of dental caries as well as sense of coherence (SOC) and locus of control (LOC) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among 5-year-old children. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 769 children at schools in a city in northeast Brazil. Parents/caregivers answered validated questionnaires addressing SOC and LOC. The children and parents/caregivers answered their respective modules of the Brazilian version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5-year-old children (SOHO-5). Data were also collected on sociodemographic characteristics, visits to the dentist, and the occurrence of toothache. Clinical examinations were performed by 2 trained examiners. A directed acyclic graph was used to select covariates for statistical adjustment, and logistic regression for complex samples was used to test associations between the dependent and independent variables (α = 5%). For parents/caregivers, the variables associated with a negative impact on OHRQoL were the occurrence of toothache (odds ratio, OR 10.53; 95% confidence interval, CI 6.34-17.51; p < 0.001) and a low SOC (OR 2.17; 95% CI 1.37-3.43; p = 0.001). According to the children's perceptions, the following variables were associated with a negative impact on OHRQoL toothache (OR 3.58; 95% CI 2.30-5.55; p < 0.001), caries activity (OR 1.97; 95% CI 1.07-3.62; p = 0.028), and traumatic dental injury (OR 1.71; 95% CI 1.15-2.53; p = 0.007). Among parents/caregivers, a low SOC led to poorer OHRQoL. For the children, however, neither psychological aspect affected OHRQoL. In the perception of both the parents/caregivers and children, toothache was the oral condition that exerted a negative impact on OHRQoL.
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Pais
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Qualidade de Vida
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Saúde Bucal
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Cárie Dentária
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Caries Res
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article