Abstract
Background: Family characteristics and parenting practices could significantly influence child oral health and the impact of child oral health on family wellbeing. Aim: To determine the association between parenting practices and parent-perceived impact of children’s oral health condition on family wellbeing. Design: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1539 school children in India. Parents answered the short form of FIS (Family Impact Scale), and PCRQ (parent–child relationship questionnaire) to assess the impact of the child’s oral health on family and parenting practices, respectively. Two factors emerged on factor analysis of PCRQ: ‘Positive parenting’ and ‘Power assertive parenting’. The intra-oral examination was conducted for children to assess their dental caries experience and gingival health status. Unadjusted linear regression and hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used to determine the influence of parenting practices on FIS. Results: An increase in power assertion (B = 1.16) parenting was associated with increased FIS scores indicating a higher adverse impact of the child’s oral health on family wellbeing when parents used more power assertive parenting practices. On the other hand, an increase in positive parenting (B = −1.27) was associated with decreased FIS scores, indicating a lesser impact of child’s oral health on family wellbeing when parents used more positive parenting practices. Conclusions: Parenting practices were associated with parents’ perceptions of the effect of children’s oral health on family wellbeing.
Highlights
The most notable impacts of a child’s poor oral health on the family include parental guilt and sadness, missing work due to having to care for the child, interruption of routine family activities, disturbed sleep, and financial difficulties in paying for the child’s dental treatment [1]. These family impacts could lead to family stress and poor family functioning, which has been established to be associated with unsatisfactory oral hygiene behaviours and poor oral health in children [3,4]
This study aims to evaluate the effect of parenting practices on the parent-perceived impact of a child’s oral health condition on the family
There is no previous evidence on the relationship between parenting practices and the parent perceived impact of a child’s oral health on family, there is limited evidence to suggest that parenting styles of children with chronic illnesses significantly impact parental stress [9]
Summary
The most notable impacts of a child’s poor oral health on the family include parental guilt and sadness, missing work due to having to care for the child, interruption of routine family activities, disturbed sleep, and financial difficulties in paying for the child’s dental treatment [1]. These family impacts could lead to family stress and poor family functioning, which has been established to be associated with unsatisfactory oral hygiene behaviours and poor oral health in children [3,4].
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