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COVID-19 pandemic reduces the negative perception of oral health-related quality of life in adolescents

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Author(s):
Knorst, Jessica Klockner [1] ; Brondani, Bruna [2] ; Tomazoni, Fernanda [1] ; Vargas, Andressa Weber [1] ; Costa, Marina Dutra [1] ; Godois, Leonardo da Silva [1] ; Mendes, Fausto Medeiros [2] ; Ardenghi, Diego Machado [3] ; Ardenghi, Thiago Machado [1]
Total Authors: 9
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Santa Maria, Fac Odontol, Dept Estomatol, Cidade Univ 26F, Av Roraima 1000, BR-97015372 Santa Maria, RS - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Dent, Dept Pediat Dent & Orthodont, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Saskatchewan, Coll Dent, Saskatoon, SK - Canada
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH; v. 30, n. 6 JAN 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Purpose As people around the world are facing the Covid-19 outbreak, their perception of oral health problems could be changed. This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of adolescents. Methods A cohort study with schoolchildren from southern Brazil was conducted. Data on adolescents' OHRQoL were collected from December 2019 to February 2020 (T1), before the Brazilian Covid-19 outbreak. Posteriorly, the data were collected again in June and July of 2020 (T2), under the Brazilian Covid-19 outbreak. The OHRQoL was assessed using the Brazilian short version of the CPQ11-14. Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and the degree of social distancing were also assessed. Changes in OHRQoL between T1 and T2 were evaluated by adjusted Multilevel Poisson regression models for repeated measures. Results From 290 individuals evaluated at T1, 207 were reevaluated at T2 (response rate of 71.3%). The overall CPQ11-14 mean score was significantly lower during the pandemic, reducing from 10.8 at T1 to 7.7 at T2. This significant reduction was also observed for all CPQ domains, indicating a lower negative impact of oral conditions on adolescents' quality of life during the pandemic. Adolescents from families that had a middle or low degree of social distancing during the pandemic and whose parents were harmed in employment had higher CPQ11-14 scores. Conclusion Overall and specific-domains CPQ-14 scores were significantly lower during the Brazilian Covid-19 outbreak, indicating a decrease in the perception of oral health problems by adolescents over that period. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 19/27593-8 - Risk factors associated to the caries lesions progression in primary teeth and to caries incidence in permanent teeth in the childhood to adolescence transition: a 10-year cohort study
Grantee:Bruna Brondani
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate