Qualitative methods in the development of a parent survey of children’s oral health status
Abstract Background Parents’ perceptions of their 8–17-year-old children’s oral health status were assessed using a sample from diverse dental clinics in Greater Los Angeles County to identify constructs for a survey instrument. Methods Focus groups with 29 parents or guardians were conducted to ide...
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| author | Carl A. Maida Marvin Marcus Ron D. Hays Ian D. Coulter Francisco Ramos-Gomez Steve Y. Lee Patricia S. McClory Laura V. Van Yan Wang Jie Shen Bryant Lau Vladimir W. Spolsky James J. Crall Honghu Liu |
| author_facet | Carl A. Maida Marvin Marcus Ron D. Hays Ian D. Coulter Francisco Ramos-Gomez Steve Y. Lee Patricia S. McClory Laura V. Van Yan Wang Jie Shen Bryant Lau Vladimir W. Spolsky James J. Crall Honghu Liu |
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| description | Abstract Background Parents’ perceptions of their 8–17-year-old children’s oral health status were assessed using a sample from diverse dental clinics in Greater Los Angeles County to identify constructs for a survey instrument. Methods Focus groups with 29 parents or guardians were conducted to identify themes that informed development of survey items. The draft items were administered to a different group of 32 parents or guardians in cognitive interviews, and revised for subsequent field-testing. Results Thematic and narrative analyses were performed after the focus groups and key lay-oriented dimensions were uncovered, notably the relationship between oral health, systemic health and the life course. In the cognitive interviews, parents entered multiple responses to questions related to the look of their child’s teeth, and their overall perception of tooth color. Parents also assessed their child’s fear or discomfort with the dental experience, and other social and psychological concerns related to oral health status. The temporal dimensions of certain items were specified; for example, oral pain and mood items were revised to include duration of the symptom or mood state. As parents tended to confuse oral health maintenance and prevention, these two related concepts were separated into two items. Based on the qualitative work, we revised items in preparation for a field test. Conclusions As a PRO measurement study, qualitative research informed a field test survey to assess factors associated with oral health status and the individual’s perceptions and subjective views of these constructs for eventual item development for epidemiological and clinical use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68a0ad9b9b244a4bbb362553fb54767d2022-12-22T02:52:12ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Patient-Reported Outcomes2509-80202018-03-012111810.1186/s41687-018-0033-xQualitative methods in the development of a parent survey of children’s oral health statusCarl A. Maida0Marvin Marcus1Ron D. Hays2Ian D. Coulter3Francisco Ramos-Gomez4Steve Y. Lee5Patricia S. McClory6Laura V. Van7Yan Wang8Jie Shen9Bryant Lau10Vladimir W. Spolsky11James J. Crall12Honghu Liu13School of Dentistry, Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry and Division of Oral Biology & Medicine, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesDepartment of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Growth & Development, Section of Pediatric Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Constitutive & Regenerative Sciences, Section of Restorative Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Growth & Development, Section of Pediatric Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesCollege of Letters and Science, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesSchool of Dentistry, Division of Public Health & Community Dentistry, University of California, Los AngelesAbstract Background Parents’ perceptions of their 8–17-year-old children’s oral health status were assessed using a sample from diverse dental clinics in Greater Los Angeles County to identify constructs for a survey instrument. Methods Focus groups with 29 parents or guardians were conducted to identify themes that informed development of survey items. The draft items were administered to a different group of 32 parents or guardians in cognitive interviews, and revised for subsequent field-testing. Results Thematic and narrative analyses were performed after the focus groups and key lay-oriented dimensions were uncovered, notably the relationship between oral health, systemic health and the life course. In the cognitive interviews, parents entered multiple responses to questions related to the look of their child’s teeth, and their overall perception of tooth color. Parents also assessed their child’s fear or discomfort with the dental experience, and other social and psychological concerns related to oral health status. The temporal dimensions of certain items were specified; for example, oral pain and mood items were revised to include duration of the symptom or mood state. As parents tended to confuse oral health maintenance and prevention, these two related concepts were separated into two items. Based on the qualitative work, we revised items in preparation for a field test. Conclusions As a PRO measurement study, qualitative research informed a field test survey to assess factors associated with oral health status and the individual’s perceptions and subjective views of these constructs for eventual item development for epidemiological and clinical use.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41687-018-0033-xChild and adolescent oral healthOutcomesPsychosocial aspects of oral healthQualitative research |
| spellingShingle | Carl A. Maida Marvin Marcus Ron D. Hays Ian D. Coulter Francisco Ramos-Gomez Steve Y. Lee Patricia S. McClory Laura V. Van Yan Wang Jie Shen Bryant Lau Vladimir W. Spolsky James J. Crall Honghu Liu Qualitative methods in the development of a parent survey of children’s oral health status Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes Child and adolescent oral health Outcomes Psychosocial aspects of oral health Qualitative research |
| title | Qualitative methods in the development of a parent survey of children’s oral health status |
| title_full | Qualitative methods in the development of a parent survey of children’s oral health status |
| title_fullStr | Qualitative methods in the development of a parent survey of children’s oral health status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Qualitative methods in the development of a parent survey of children’s oral health status |
| title_short | Qualitative methods in the development of a parent survey of children’s oral health status |
| title_sort | qualitative methods in the development of a parent survey of children s oral health status |
| topic | Child and adolescent oral health Outcomes Psychosocial aspects of oral health Qualitative research |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41687-018-0033-x |
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