Jacqueline M Burgette1, Deborah E Polk2, Nilesh Shah2, Anchal Malik2, Richard J Crout3, Daniel W Mcneil4, Betsy Foxman5, Robert J Weyant6, Mary L Marazita7. 1. assistant professors, Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA., Email: jacqueline@pitt.edu. 2. assistant professors, Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA. 3. is professor emeritus, Department of Periodontics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va., USA, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA. 4. is an Eberly Distinguished Professor, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va., USA, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA. 5. is a Hunein F. and Hilda Maassab professor, Department of Epidemiology, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA. 6. chair and an associate dean, Department of Dental Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA. 7. is a professor and vice chair, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, members of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., USA.
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether perceived social support among mothers with high levels of dental caries was associated with their children experiencing high levels of dental caries. Methods: In West Virginia and Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2009, mothers were interviewed and clinical exams were conducted on their one- to six-year-old children. Two hundred and fifty mother-child dyads were analyzed where the mother had high dental caries. Mothers reported perceived social support across four domains (appraisal, tangible, self-esteem, belonging) from the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List instrument (ISEL), with higher scores representing greater support. The association between each social support domain and the probability of high child dental caries was examined. Results: Twenty-seven percent of children (67 out of 250) had high dental caries, and the odds of children having high caries was lower by seven percent for every one point increase in the ISEL appraisal score (odds ratio equals 0.93; 95 percent confidence interval equals 0.88, 0.99). Tangible, self-esteem, and belonging social support ISEL subscales were not significantly associated with high child dental caries (P>0.05). Conclusions: Among mothers with high dental caries, there was modest evidence that appraisal support-the perceived availability of someone to talk to about problems-was associated with lower odds of their children having high dental caries. (Pediatr Dent 2019;41(3):200-5) Received December 2, 2018 | Last Revision April 19, 2019 | Accepted April 22, 2019.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether perceived social support among mothers with high levels of dental caries was associated with their children experiencing high levels of dental caries. Methods: In West Virginia and Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2009, mothers were interviewed and clinical exams were conducted on their one- to six-year-old children. Two hundred and fifty mother-child dyads were analyzed where the mother had high dental caries. Mothers reported perceived social support across four domains (appraisal, tangible, self-esteem, belonging) from the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List instrument (ISEL), with higher scores representing greater support. The association between each social support domain and the probability of high child dental caries was examined. Results: Twenty-seven percent of children (67 out of 250) had high dental caries, and the odds of children having high caries was lower by seven percent for every one point increase in the ISEL appraisal score (odds ratio equals 0.93; 95 percent confidence interval equals 0.88, 0.99). Tangible, self-esteem, and belonging social support ISEL subscales were not significantly associated with high child dental caries (P>0.05). Conclusions: Among mothers with high dental caries, there was modest evidence that appraisal support-the perceived availability of someone to talk to about problems-was associated with lower odds of their children having high dental caries. (Pediatr Dent 2019;41(3):200-5) Received December 2, 2018 | Last Revision April 19, 2019 | Accepted April 22, 2019.
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