Oral Health Care of Children and Adolescents with Different Impairments of Cerebral Palsy: Barriers and Challenges
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
;
22: e210107, 2022. tab
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em Inglês
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1386799
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
To evaluate the barriers to access and oral health care faced by children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy (CP) according to their motor impairment through the perception of caregivers. Material andMethods:
A case series study was carried out at three health institutions in Pernambuco, Brazil. The study sample consisted of 94 caregivers of 5-to-18-year-old patients with CP, according to GMFCS (The Gross Motor Function Classification System). Data were collected using a semi-structured form to evaluate the barriers to access and analyzed statistically by the chi-square and Fisher exact tests, adopting a 5% level of significance. In addition, binary logistic regression was performed to determine the weight of the variables in explaining the outcome variable.Results:
There were major difficulties involving transportation (p=0.04) and structural accessibility to dental services (p<0.01) among children and adolescents with severe CP. In addition, the more severe the CP, the greater the difficulty of accessibility (OR=4.09,) and the lower the income (OR=8.80), the greater the motor impairment.Conclusion:
Despite the availability of access to dental services, low-income families have more severe CP patients, contributing to the daily difficulties already faced by them in oral health care.
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Assunto principal:
Percepção Social
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Paralisia Cerebral
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Saúde Bucal
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Cuidadores
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Assistência Odontológica para a Pessoa com Deficiência
Tipo de estudo:
Estudos de avaliação
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Assunto da revista:
Odontologia
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Federal University of Pernambuco/BR
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