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Influence of the quality of life and locus of control of mothers of disabled children on the oral health of their children
Author(s) -
Barros Raquel Maria de Castro Soares de,
Possobon Rosana de Fátima,
Melo Estêvão Azevedo,
Probst Livia Fernandes,
Guerra Luciane Miranda,
Cortellazzi Karine Laura,
Ambrosano Gláucia Maria Bovi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/scd.12248
Subject(s) - medicine , locus of control , quality of life (healthcare) , oral health , logistic regression , rehabilitation , descriptive statistics , test (biology) , gerontology , developmental psychology , family medicine , psychology , nursing , physical therapy , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , biology
Aim To investigate whether quality of life of mothers is related to oral health of disabled children. Method This is an analytical cross‐sectional study, based on interviews with 49 mothers and oral clinical examination (DMFT and OHI‐S) in children with disabilities from 2 to 6 years old, assisted by the Rehabilitation Center of Piracicaba, SP. Mothers answered WHOQOL BREF quality of life instrument and Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale. Data analysis was performed with descriptive statistics, Chi‐square test, Fisher's exact test, and multiple logistic regression. Result Most children of the sample were aged from 37 to 48 months (40.81%) and presented neuropsychomotor development delay. Mothers reported (55.1%) that their interference in the health/illness of their children was a fortuitous process. The social relationships domain of WHOQOL BREF presented significant association ( p = 0.0404) with DMFT index. Conclusion We observed that quality of life of mothers can interfere in oral health of children, regarding social relationships.