Dental pain, parental SARS-CoV-2 fear and distress on quality of life of 2 to 6 year-old children during COVID-19.
Int J Paediatr Dent
; 31(3): 436-441, 2021 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1045708
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has crippled life, families and oral healthcare delivery in India due to nationwide lockdown.AIM:
Through cross-sectional design, we investigated the impact of child's dental pain, caregiver's fear of SARS-CoV-2 and parental distress on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) of preschoolers during the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.DESIGN:
Preschool children self-reported their pain using Pieces of Hurt scale; caregiver SARS-CoV-2 fear was assessed using Fear of COVID-19 scale and parental distress evaluated using 4-item scale. Child's oral health was assessed using the dmft index and OHRQOL evaluated using early childhood oral health impact scale. Bivariate, multivariate regression analysis was conducted to identify predictors; statistical significance was set at 5%.RESULTS:
Sample mean age was 4.58 years, and about 69% were boys. Children reporting higher pain scores (OR = 1.9) due to decayed teeth and having dmft > 5 (OR = 4.25), followed by greater parental distress (OR = 4.13) and fear of SARS-CoV-2 (OR = 3.84), were significantly associated with poor OHRQOL during the COVID-19 pandemic.CONCLUSIONS:
Greater parental distress and fear of COVID-19 among caregivers, higher self-perceived dental pain among children and caries experience are associated with poor OHRQOL of preschool children during the COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Coronavirus
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Dental Caries
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Paediatr Dent
Journal subject:
Dentistry
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Pediatrics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ipd.12757
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