Agreement between children aged 5-6 years and their mothers in rating child oral health-related quality of life

作者：Abanto Jenny^*; Tsakos Georgios; Paiva Saul Martins; Raggio Daniela Procida; Celiberti Paula; Boenecker Marcelo

来源：International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 2014, 24(5): 373-379.

DOI：10.1111/ipd.12081

Background. Studies have assessed parent-child agreement on ratings of school-aged children%26apos;s OHRQoL. There are, however, no studies on children younger than 7 years of age. %26lt;br%26gt;Aims. The aim was to assess the agreement between children aged 5-6 years and their mothers regarding child%26apos;s oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). %26lt;br%26gt;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 Sao 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%26apos; scores was assessed using comparison and correlation analyses, by comparing the mean directional differences and by computing the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values, respectively. %26lt;br%26gt;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. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions. Mothers do rate their young children%26apos;s OHRQoL similarly to children%26apos;s self-reports. When assessing OHRQoL of children aged 5-6 years, mothers may be reliable proxies for their young children.

• 出版日期2014-9