Table 4 Comparison of the Brazilian versions of the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales and PedsQL™ Oral Health Scale scores for Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index (DMFT) categories and Parents Perception of Child’s Oral Health
Scale | DMFT | p-value | Parents perception of child’s oral health | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | ≥1 | Very good/good | Fair/poor/very poor | |||
Child self-report | ||||||
Total Generic Core Scale | 82.0(13.4) | 81.2(11.5) | 0.709 | 83.4(11.8) | 77.4(13.7) | 0.010 |
Physical Functioning | 85.1(14.7) | 83.4(13.6) | 0.486 | 85.5(13.7) | 81.5(15.2) | 0.128 |
Emotional Functioning | 72.5(21.0) | 73.5(21.4) | 0.796 | 75.8(20.4) | 66.8(20.1) | 0.019 |
Social Functioning | 88.0(16.3) | 90.2(12.6) | 0.391 | 89.3(14.5) | 87.9(15.9) | 0.609 |
School Functioning | 79.6(17.7) | 77.3(17.6) | 0.440 | 81.8(14.8) | 71.0(21.6) | 0.005 |
Oral Health Scale | 87.1(11.9) | 81.8(17.1) | 0.043 | 87.9(12.4) | 77.4(16.7) | 0.001 |
Parent proxy-report | ||||||
Total Generic Core Scale | 82.7(12.2) | 77.0(12.4) | 0.002 | 83.2(10.9) | 73.0(13.8) | <0.001 |
Physical Functioning | 88.1(15.2) | 80.3(17.2) | 0.002 | 87.9(14.1) | 77.6(19.9) | 0.001 |
Emotional Functioning | 72.5(16.5) | 66.2(18.1) | 0.014 | 72.8(15.6) | 62.6(20.0) | 0.002 |
Social Functioning | 86.8(14.2) | 87.9(15.3) | 0.627 | 89.4(13.6) | 81.9(17.4) | 0.007 |
School Functioning | 77.4(16.5) | 72.5(20.1) | 0.079 | 78.9(16.2) | 66.6(19.9) | <0.001 |
Oral Health Scale | 90.6(11.5) | 81.6(15.9) | <0.001 | 91.2(10.7) | 76.8(17.0) | <0.001 |