Parental beliefs and attitudes towards child caries prevention: assessing consistency and validity in a longitudinal design
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Exploring the stability of self-reports over time in observational studies may give valuable information for the planning of future interventions. The aims of the present study were: 1) to explore the consistency of parental self-rep...
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| author | Espelid Ivar Skaret Erik Skeie Marit S Haugejorden Ola |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Exploring the stability of self-reports over time in observational studies may give valuable information for the planning of future interventions. The aims of the present study were: 1) to explore the consistency of parental self-reports of oral health habits, beliefs and attitudes towards child oral health care over a two-year period; 2) to evaluate possible differences in item scores and consistency between parents with different immigrant status; and 3) to assess the construct validity of items measuring parental beliefs and attitudes towards child oral health care.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The sample (S1, n = 304) included parents of 3-year-old children in Oslo, Norway; 273 mothers of western origin (WN-group) and 31 of non-western origin (IM-group). They were surveyed in 2002 (child age 3 years) and in 2004 (child age 5 years). Two additional samples of parents were also included; one with 5-year old children in 2002 (S2, n = 382) and one with 3-year-old children in 2004 (S3, n = 427). The questionnaire included items measuring child oral health habits and parental beliefs and attitudes towards child oral health care.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In 2002, 76.8% of the parents reported that they started to brush their child's teeth before the age of 1 year. Eighty-five percent of them reported the same in 2004; 87.0% of the WN-group and 33.3% of the IM-group (<it>P </it>< 0.001). For 17 of 39 items measuring beliefs and attitudes the responses were more positive for the WN-compared to the IM-group. Parents of caries-free children in 2004 reported significantly more positive beliefs and attitudes towards child oral health care in 2002 compared to parents of children with caries in 2004 (<it>P </it>< 0.05, <it>P </it>< 0.01 and <it>P </it>< 0.001). No differences in mean item scores were found between the three samples S1, S2 and S3.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The results showed a fair to good consistency of parental self-reports from 2002 to 2004. They also indicate that parents with different cultural backgrounds should be evaluated separately and in a cultural context.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5759b5ec2c9240469f8d8095fe728df12022-12-21T22:10:20ZengBMCBMC Oral Health1472-68312008-01-0181110.1186/1472-6831-8-1Parental beliefs and attitudes towards child caries prevention: assessing consistency and validity in a longitudinal designEspelid IvarSkaret ErikSkeie Marit SHaugejorden Ola<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Exploring the stability of self-reports over time in observational studies may give valuable information for the planning of future interventions. The aims of the present study were: 1) to explore the consistency of parental self-reports of oral health habits, beliefs and attitudes towards child oral health care over a two-year period; 2) to evaluate possible differences in item scores and consistency between parents with different immigrant status; and 3) to assess the construct validity of items measuring parental beliefs and attitudes towards child oral health care.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The sample (S1, n = 304) included parents of 3-year-old children in Oslo, Norway; 273 mothers of western origin (WN-group) and 31 of non-western origin (IM-group). They were surveyed in 2002 (child age 3 years) and in 2004 (child age 5 years). Two additional samples of parents were also included; one with 5-year old children in 2002 (S2, n = 382) and one with 3-year-old children in 2004 (S3, n = 427). The questionnaire included items measuring child oral health habits and parental beliefs and attitudes towards child oral health care.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In 2002, 76.8% of the parents reported that they started to brush their child's teeth before the age of 1 year. Eighty-five percent of them reported the same in 2004; 87.0% of the WN-group and 33.3% of the IM-group (<it>P </it>< 0.001). For 17 of 39 items measuring beliefs and attitudes the responses were more positive for the WN-compared to the IM-group. Parents of caries-free children in 2004 reported significantly more positive beliefs and attitudes towards child oral health care in 2002 compared to parents of children with caries in 2004 (<it>P </it>< 0.05, <it>P </it>< 0.01 and <it>P </it>< 0.001). No differences in mean item scores were found between the three samples S1, S2 and S3.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The results showed a fair to good consistency of parental self-reports from 2002 to 2004. They also indicate that parents with different cultural backgrounds should be evaluated separately and in a cultural context.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/8/1 |
| spellingShingle | Espelid Ivar Skaret Erik Skeie Marit S Haugejorden Ola Parental beliefs and attitudes towards child caries prevention: assessing consistency and validity in a longitudinal design BMC Oral Health |
| title | Parental beliefs and attitudes towards child caries prevention: assessing consistency and validity in a longitudinal design |
| title_full | Parental beliefs and attitudes towards child caries prevention: assessing consistency and validity in a longitudinal design |
| title_fullStr | Parental beliefs and attitudes towards child caries prevention: assessing consistency and validity in a longitudinal design |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parental beliefs and attitudes towards child caries prevention: assessing consistency and validity in a longitudinal design |
| title_short | Parental beliefs and attitudes towards child caries prevention: assessing consistency and validity in a longitudinal design |
| title_sort | parental beliefs and attitudes towards child caries prevention assessing consistency and validity in a longitudinal design |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/8/1 |
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