Oral health-related quality of life of schoolchildren: impact of clinical and psychosocial variables.

Autor: Schuch HS; Post-Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil., Costa Fdos S; Post-Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil., Torriani DD; Post-Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil., Demarco FF; Post-Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.; Post-Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil., Goettems ML; Post-Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of paediatric dentistry [Int J Paediatr Dent] 2015 Sep; Vol. 25 (5), pp. 358-65. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 22.
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12118
Abstrakt: Background: Besides the clinical aspects, the patient's perspective of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) may be influenced by a series of individual characteristics.
Aim: The aim was to investigate the impact of clinical and psychosocial variables on the OHRQoL of Brazilian schoolchildren.
Design: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted with children of 8-10 year old attending public (15) and private (5) schools (n = 749). Questionnaires were applied to parents to obtain socioeconomic characteristics, and children were interviewed. Assessment of OHRQoL was performed using the Child Perceptions Questionnaire 8-10 (CPQ). Oral health examinations included periodontal condition, dental caries, dental trauma, and malocclusion assessment. Unadjusted analyses were undertaken using t-tests and one-way analysis of variance. Multiple linear regression was used to assess the effects of independent variables on CPQ scores.
Results: Factors associated with higher CPQ scores in the linear regression analysis after adjustments were family income, presence of decayed teeth, self-reported dental trauma, dental fear, and dental pain.
Conclusion: Oral health-related quality of life was influenced by psychosocial and clinical variables.
(© 2014 BSPD, IAPD and John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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