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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/53081| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Oral health-related quality of life and sense of coherenceregarding the use of dental services by preschool children |
| Authors: | Matheus França Perazzo Monalisa Cesarino Gomes Érick Tássio Neves Carolina de Castro Martins Saul Martins de Paiva Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia |
| Abstract: | Background: There is a need for studies on the biopsychosocial factors that influence the use of dental services by preschoolers. Aim: To evaluate the influence of the perceptions of parents/caretakers and children regarding oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) as well as the sense of coherence (SOC) of parents/caretakers on the use of dental services among Brazilian preschoolers. Design: A school-based, cross-sectional study was conducted with 768 preschoolers. Parents/caretakers answered a questionnaire addressing socio-demographic characteristics. The OHRQoL of the children was measured using the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for Five-Year-Old Children. SOC among the parents/caretakers was evaluated using the Sense of Coherence scale. Clinical examinations were performed by examiners who had previously undergone a training exercise. Descriptive analysis was conducted, followed by Poisson's regression analysis (α = 5%). Results: A total of 56.5% of the preschoolers had never used dental services. The following variables exerted a significant influence on the use of services: higher monthly household income (PR = 1.27; 95% CI: 1.07–1.51), toothache (PR = 1.59; 95% CI: 1.34–1.89), the absence of traumatic dental injury (TDI; PR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.01–1.40), and a strong SOC (PR = 1.19; 95% CI: 1.01–1.42). Conclusions: A higher monthly household income, history of toothache, the absence of TDI, and strong SOC of the parents/caretakers influence the use of dental services by preschoolers. |
| Subject: | Quality of life Oral health Dental health services Sense of coherence Child, preschool |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | FAO - DEPARTAMENTO DE ODONTOPEDIATRIA E ORTODONTIA |
| Rights: | Acesso Restrito |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ipd.12266 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/53081 |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2016 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ipd.12266 |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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