Quality of Life Assessment of Children with Early Childhood Caries in a Brazilian City
| Autor: | Edilson Martins Rodrigues Neto, Gisele Alcantara de Carvalho, Patrícia Leal Dantas Lobo, Fernanda Matias de Carvalho, Lídia Audrey Rocha Valadas, Natalia de Almeida Assis Gramoza, Fernanda Leal Dantas Sales Pimentel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Family income medicine.disease Oral hygiene Confidence interval stomatognathic diseases Quality of life (healthcare) Family medicine Statistical significance Toothache medicine Early childhood General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics medicine.symptom business Early childhood caries |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Young Pharmacists. 13:270-273 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1505 0975-1483 |
| Popis: | Objectives: The aim of the research was to investigate the impact of ECC on children’s quality of life and find out how it affects their routine, through a questionnaire applied to parents. Methods: For this assessment, the Impact Scale on Oral Health in Early Childhood (ECOIHS) have been used. The sample consisted of 150 children aged 2 to 5 years enrolled in daycare centers and public schools in the municipality of Massape-CE-Brazil. The questionnaire was answered by parents and guardians of children diagnosed with ECC. The analysis of the questionnaire was performed using SPSS software version 17.0 and R statistics 3.2. Results: In the results, with regard to toothache and difficulty in eating and drinking, a prevalence of 85.48% was found with a statistical significance of 5%. 40.7% of family members considered themselves guilty at some level of intensity by ECC in children. Correlating family income with the financial impact of a dental problem and / or treatment, a prevalence of 96.35% was observed with a 95% confidence interval, demonstrating that the lower the family income, the greater the financial impact. Conclusion: ECC interferes with the child’s quality of life, thus negatively affecting his routine, as well as that of his family. Key words: Quality of life, Dental caries, Pre-school, Early childhood caries, Oral hygiene. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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