Gender and Age Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Orthodontic Patients Aged 11-14 Years
Objectives: This study explored the health-related quality of life
of 11-14-year-old children who seek orthodontic treatment at the Faculty of
Dentistry, University of Toronto. Methods: Patients with various
orthodontic disorders completed the Child Perceptions Questionnaire:11-14 (CPQ11-14),
a paediatric oral-health-related quality of life measure for children aged 11 to
14 years. It consists of 37 items concerning oral symptoms (OS), functional
limitations (FL), emotional well-being (EW) and social well-being (SW). The
percent of children answering with ‘Often’ or ‘(Almost) everyday’ to
individual questions were calculated. These responses were counted for each
child to create the CPQ11-14 scores. Associations were assessed using
T-test for independent samples and one-way ANOVA test. Results: The most
frequentconsequences among the 52 children were: OS – “Food caught
between teeth” (19.3%); FL – “Mouth breathing” (40.3%); EW –
“Worried that less attractive” (9.6%); SW – “Teased by children”
(7.7%). The number of impacts per child was 0-9, with the mean of 1.9 (SD=2.5).
The proportion of children reporting 1 or 2 consequences was 36.6%, ≥3
consequences was 17.3%, and ≥6 consequences was 9.6%. Boys had experienced
1.3 times more impacts on average than girls: 2.2 vs. 1.7 (ns, T-test).
The mean CPQ11-14 score was more than 2 times higher among
11-year-olds than among 12-, 13- and 14-year-olds: 3.3; 1.5; 1.6; 1.6
respectively (ns, one-way ANOVA). Conclusions: These data indicate that
orthodontic conditions may have substantial negative effects on the well-being
of children aged 11 to 14 years. They appear to be most marked among younger
children. Since the findings are based on convenience sampling, the study needs
to be replicated on another clinical population. Further research should allow
for the analysis of predictors of these negative effects and for the assessment
of the impact related to diagnostic categories of orthodontic disorders.
(Supported by HSC Foundation: XG99-085)
Division: IADR/PER General Session
Meeting:2003 IADR/PER General Session (Goteborg, Sweden) Location: Goteborg, Sweden
Year: 2003 Final Presentation ID:1564 Abstract Category|Abstract Category(s):Behavioral Sciences/Health Services Research
Authors
Jokovic, Aleksandra
( University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
)
Maggirias, John
( University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
)
Locker, David
( University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
)
Tompson, Bryan
( University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
)
SESSION INFORMATION
Poster
Oral-health-related Quality of Life and Survey Methodology
06/27/2003