Development and evaluation of CARIES-QC: a caries-specific measure of quality of life for children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing paediatric oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures are generic instruments designed to evaluate a range of oral conditions. It has been found that disease-specific measures may be more adept at detecting subtle changes which occur following treatment of the condition in question. Furthermore, existing self-report OHRQoL measures have not involved children at all stages of development of the measure. The aim of this study was to develop a caries-specific measure of quality of life for children.

Methods

The first stage of the study involved a qualitative enquiry with children, aged 5-16 years, to inform the development of the measure. Children generated the potential items, contributed to item reduction and questionnaire design and participate

SUBMITTER: Gilchrist F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6280387 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature