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. 2016 Jan;28(1):31-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2015.08.001. Epub 2015 Nov 22.

Testing the Arabic short form versions of the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire and the Family Impact Scale in Oman

I A Al-Riyami  1 , W M Thomson  1 , L S Al-Harthi  2
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Testing the Arabic short form versions of the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire and the Family Impact Scale in Oman

I A Al-Riyami et al. Saudi Dent J. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Short form versions of the Parental-Caregivers Perception Questionnaire (P-CPQ) and Family Impact Scale (FIS) have been developed for use as measures of oral health-related quality of life in dental research.

Objectives: (1) To translate the original English short form versions of the P-CPQ and FIS and examine their validity, and (2) to describe the impact of early childhood caries on oral health-related quality of life in young Omani children and their families.

Methods: Parents/caregivers of children awaiting treatment for early childhood caries completed the P-CPQ and FIS at the Military Dental Center in Oman. Data were obtained from 191 families (representing a 94.1% participation rate). A global Oral Health Quality of Life (OHRQoL) item was used concurrently to examine the scales' validity.

Results: The cross-sectional concurrent validity of the short form version of the P-CPQ was apparent in the significant gradient across the response categories of the global OHRQoL item, but the FIS short form version did not perform as well.

Conclusion: The P-CPQ appears to be valid, but further investigation of the FIS is required, along with examination of the scales' responsiveness to change.

Keywords: Child, preschool; Oral health; Quality of life.

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