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Perceptions of Parents/Caregivers about the Impact of Oral Conditions on the Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Stefania Werneck Procopio; Maisa Costa Tavares; Camila Faria Carrada; Flávia Almeida Ribeiro Scalioni; Rosangela Almeida Ribeiro; Saul Martins Paiva – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Purpose: To investigate the perceptions of parents/caregivers about the impact of oral conditions on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children/adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to the perceptions of parents/caregivers of children/adolescents without ASD. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Dental Health, Quality of Life, Children
Oral Health Status and Quality of Life of the Parental Caregivers of Children with Down Syndrome: A Case-Control Study
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Schwertner, Carolina; Silva, Caroline Dias da; Grando, Débora; Hilgert, Juliana Balbinot; Hashizume, Lina Naomi – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health status and quality of life (QOL) of the parental caregivers of individuals with Down syndrome (DS), and to evaluate whether there is an association between these variables. The sample of this cross-sectional study was composed by parental caregivers of children with DS (CCDS) and parental…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Quality of Life, Parents, Down Syndrome
The Impact of Periodontal Disease on the Quality of Life of Individuals with Down Syndrome
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Loureiro, Ana Cristina Amaral; Costa, Fernando Oliveira; da Costa, Jose Eustaquio – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2007
Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of periodontal disease among children and adolescents with Down syndrome and the possible repercussions of such pathology in the quality of life of the group in question. Method: The sample consists of 93 individuals with Down syndrome 6-20 years old, living in Brazil (Minas Gerais).…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Quality of Life
Children and Television.
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Chevallier, Eric; Mansour, Sylvie – Children in the Tropics, 1993
This booklet examines the influence of television on children and adolescents in developing and developed nations, reviewing research on television's relationship to child health and development. The first section reviews specific research on such variables as number of television sets in use, amount of time spent watching television, age, sex,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Health, Children