| 3515 The RAPIDD revisited: Reliability and validity of a parental assessment tool in a Sikh population | ||
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T.S. BENTON1, C.A. RIEDY1, R. HARRISON2, and P. WEINSTEIN1, 1University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Objective: Previously, we demonstrated the reliability and validity of a parental assessment tool in a multicultural population: the RAPIDD (Readiness Assessment of Parents concerning Infant Dental Decay). This study seeks to further validate the RAPIDD in an immigrant Sikh community residing in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Methods: Mothers of young children (mean age=14 months) were surveyed as part of a dental health promotion study. Most mothers were married (97%) and had at least a high school education (84%). Mothers were given a 32-item dietary/behavioral survey and the 31-item RAPIDD to complete. The RAPIDD survey contained 5-point Likert-scale questions that asked subjects to rate their level of agreement with attitudes and behaviors known to promote children's dental health. Results: Preliminary data are presented on 125 subjects. Cronbach's alpha coefficients indicated good reliability for the four constructs of the RAPIDD(alpha); Openness to Health Information(0.62), Values Dental Health(0.70), Child Permissiveness(0.73), and Convenience/Change Difficulty(0.67). T-tests and ANOVAs revealed no construct score differences (p>0.10) based on child's age, gender, and household size. However, mothers with less than a high school education showed more Child Permissiveness than mothers who had a high school education or greater (t[110]=2.69, p<0.008). Pearson correlations of behavioral items with the RAPIDD construct scores indicated that Convenience/Change Difficulty was negatively correlated with daytime (r=-0.27, p<0.01) and nighttime (r=-0.21, p<0.05) breastfeeding practices and positively correlated with nighttime bottle propping (r=0.27, p<0.01). Child Permissiveness was positively correlated with nighttime bottle propping (r=0.25, p<0.05). Finally, the Values Dental Health construct was negatively correlated with sharing utensils (r=-0.20, p<0.05) and premastication of child's food (r=-0.19, p<0.05). Conclusion: Results suggest that in this group of Sikh families, the RAPIDD has good reliability and validity with specific parental behaviors. This project is supported by a grant from NIDCR #DE13061-02. | ||
| Seq #319 - Appearance, Perceived Needs, and Orthodontics 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Saturday, 9 March 2002 San Diego Convention Center Exhibit Hall C | ||
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