Seq #61 Thursday, 13 March 2003
1:45 PM-3:45 PM Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Room 212, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored
Issues in Measuring Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children
* Poster files available online

Sponsored by: Behavioral Sciences
Description: Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) assessment is deemed important in health services research as it provides useful descriptive information regarding the health status of children, a tool for evaluating health disparities,as well as an outcome measure to detect changes in health status associated with treatment. Yet developing measures to assess children across health systems, diagnostic groups, racial/ethnic groups, and age ranges presents unique challenges. This symposium will present theoretical and methodological issues in assessing OHRQOL in children. Specific topics to be presented include: constructing questionnaires, such as item content, response formats, and time reference periods when assessing children across varying developmental stages; comparing child and parental ratings as well as the advantages and limitations of parental versus children’s assessments; evaluating health constructs in children with cognitive and emotional disabilities and developing positive items and incorporating positive health dimensions. Lastly a discussant will summarize the major challenges and future directions in assessing and utilizing OHRQOL measures in research and clinical applications. Currently each of the presenters is engaged in research measuring children’s oral health-related quality of life. Sponsored by NIDCR: R21 DE1373221 & R01 DE1373
Chairpersons: H.L. BRODER and D. LOCKER
 
  1:45 PM Chair's Opening Remarks
0425  1:50 PM Consideration of Developmental Stages and Formating Issues in Assessing Children's Oral-health-related Quality of Life
D. LOCKER, University of Toronto, Canada
  2:05 PM Comparing Caregiver and Child Responses on Oral-health-related Quality of Life
A. JOKOVIC, University of Toronto, Canada
  2:20 PM The Nuances and Importance of Assessing Children with Special Needs
P.J. ALLISON, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
  2:35 PM Oral-health-related Quality of Life: Inclusion of Positive Constructs
H.L. BRODER, UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School, Newark, USA
  2:50 PM Major Challenges and Future Directions in Assessment of Children's Oral-health-related Quality of Life
S. REISINE, UConn School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
  3:05 PM Discussion

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