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Concordance of Fathers and Mothers in the Assessment of Their 5-Year-Old Child's Dental Fear.
Seppänen, Sanna; Vuorenmaa, Kukka; Suominen, Auli; Ogawa, Mika; Pohjola, Vesa; Rantavuori, Kari; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Lahti, Satu.
Afiliação
  • Seppänen S; Department of Community Dentistry, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.
  • Vuorenmaa K; Department of Community Dentistry, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.
  • Suominen A; Department of Community Dentistry, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.
  • Ogawa M; Department of Community Dentistry, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.
  • Pohjola V; Department of Community Dentistry, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.
  • Rantavuori K; FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Department of Clinical Medicine, Turku Brain and Mind Center, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.
  • Karlsson H; Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.
  • Karlsson L; Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and Helsinki University, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
  • Lahti S; FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Department of Clinical Medicine, Turku Brain and Mind Center, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.
Dent J (Basel) ; 12(3)2024 Feb 27.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38534277
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to evaluate the concordance of parents' assessments of their child's dental fear. Cross-sectional secondary analysis used data from the multidisciplinary FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. Child dental fear was assessed at age 5 with the Finnish translation of the modified Children's Fear Survey Schedule Dental Subscale (CFSS-M) by both fathers (n = 588) and mothers (n = 1100). Reply alternatives were from 1 = not afraid to 5 = very afraid and 6 = no experience coded as missing and 1. In total, 514 mother-father pairs were eligible for the analyses. Descriptive statistics, percentage agreement and Cohen's Kappa coefficients were used in the analyses. The concordance of parents' assessments was poor (Kappa range 0.072-0.258). The majority of parents replied "No Experience" to items related to invasive treatment or being unable to breathe. Thus, coding of this reply alternative had a significant impact on the mean values of the child's fear. When assessing the fear of a five-year-old child, it might not be safe to rely only on one parent's assessment, and whether or not the child has experience with the question asked should also be considered.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article