Primary caregivers' perceptions of factors influencing preschool children's oral health: social practices perspective-a protocol for qualitative metasynthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The role of primary caregivers in setting the foundation for a child's oral health throughout life is well recognised. Due to the dominant behaviour-based approach, research to date has mainly focused on exploring individual primary caregivers' oral health knowledge and behaviours. A social science approach involving social practice theories moves beyond individual attitudes, behaviour and choices to offer a better understanding of the ways in which collective activity relates to health. This qualitative metasynthesis will involve an interpretive synthesis of data found in published qualitative literature from developed countries. The aim of the metasynthesis is to identify social practices in families from published qualitative research with caregivers on preschool ch

SUBMITTER: Matic Girard I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106023 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature