Psychosocial predictors of children's oral health-related quality of life during transition to secondary school

Rodd, H. D., Marshman, Z., Porritt, J., Bradbury, J. and Baker, S. R. (2012) Psychosocial predictors of children's oral health-related quality of life during transition to secondary school. Quality of Life Research, 21 (4). pp. 707-716. ISSN 0962-9343

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Abstract

Purpose: Dental conditions have the potential to impact negatively on children's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). However, little attempt has been made to investigate how psychosocial variables and significant life events affect children's OHRQoL. This research aimed to explore how children's dental status, coping, and self-esteem influenced OHRQoL during transition to secondary school.  Methods: All patients were undergoing treatment at a UK Dental Hospital. Self-report questionnaires obtained psychosocial data on self-esteem, coping styles and OHRQoL and were completed by children 3 months prior to secondary school entry and 3 months following educational transition. Data were extracted from the clinical records of the paediatric patients who agreed to participate in the research.  Results: A total of 92 children aged between 10 and 11 years participated at baseline (43% response rate) and 71 of these children participated in the follow-up investigation (77% response rate). Multiple lagged regression analyses revealed that clinical variables and children's self-perception of their physical appearance were significant predictors of OHRQoL following transition to secondary school.  Conclusions: Children who were satisfied with their physical appearance reported fewer impacts on their OHRQoL. The mechanisms through which this domain of self-esteem impacts on OHRQoL warrants further investigation.

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Additional Information:	Acknowledgments We would like to thank all of the children who gave up their time to participate in the study and the staff in the Paediatric Dental Clinic at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, who helped in the data collection stage of this project. We would also like to express our gratitude to Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charitable Trust for funding this research.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	coping,oral health-related quality of life,self-esteem,public health, environmental and occupational health,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2739
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2025 16:30
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2025 07:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/101406
DOI:	10.1007/s11136-011-9967-7

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