title: Changes in young children's OHRQoL after dental treatment under general anaesthesia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To use the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ) and Family Impact Scale (FIS) to determine whether dental treatment of young Auckland children under general anaesthesia (GA) improved oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) for them and their families.
  
  
  METHODS
  A pretest/post-test design, with a consecutive clinical sample of parents/caregivers of children (10 years or younger) treated under GA. More than half of the children were Māori or Pacific Islanders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 157 children in the baseline sample, 144 (91.7%) were followed up. The overall P-CPQ score showed a large decrease following treatment, along with an increase in the number scoring 0 (no impact). Similar relative changes were observed in the oral symptoms and emotional well-being subscales, whereas the other two subscales showed moderate decreases. All post-treatment FIS scores were lower than pre-treatment ones; all showed moderate effect sizes. The greatest relative changes were seen in the parental/family activity and parental emotions subscales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The dental treatment of young children under GA is associated with considerable improvement in their OHRQoL. The P-CPQ and the FIS are valid and responsive to treatment-associated changes in young children with early childhood caries (ECC).
authors: Oral Health Department, ADHB, Greenlane Clinical Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors: Wanda N
authors: WN
authors: Gaynor
authors: W Murray
authors: WM
authors: Thomson
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005006:Ethnicity; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D009909:Oral Health; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires