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Agreement between children aged 5–6 years and their mothers in rating child oral health‐related quality of life
Author(s) -
Abanto Jenny,
Tsakos Georgios,
Paiva Saul Martins,
Raggio Daniela Prócida,
Celiberti Paula,
Bönecker Marcelo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1111/ipd.12081
Subject(s) - medicine , intraclass correlation , oral health , quality of life (healthcare) , rating scale , pediatrics , child health , demography , psychometrics , dentistry , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychology , nursing , sociology
Summary Background Studies have assessed parent–child agreement on ratings of school‐aged children's OHRQ oL. There are, however, no studies on children younger than 7 years of age. Aims The aim was to assess the agreement between children aged 5–6 years and their mothers regarding child's oral health‐related quality of life ( OHRQ oL). Design In this cross‐sectional study, a total of 298 mother–child pairs ( MCP ), seeking the pediatric dental screening at the Dental School, University of São Paulo, completed the Brazilian version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5‐year‐old children ( SOHO ‐5), validated for children aged 5–6 years in Brazil. Agreement between total and items' scores was assessed using comparison and correlation analyses, by comparing the mean directional differences and by computing the intraclass correlation coefficient ( ICC ) values, respectively. Results The mean directional difference in the total scores was 0.13 ( CI 95% −0.076; 0.338) and therefore not significant for MCP . The mean absolute difference for MCP was 1.26, representing 11% of the maximum possible score. The ICC for total score was 0.84 ( CI 95% 0.798; 0.867) for MCP . Conclusions Mothers do rate their young children's OHRQ oL similarly to children's self‐reports. When assessing OHRQ oL of children aged 5–6 years, mothers may be reliable proxies for their young children.