Evaluation of the Family Impact Scale for use in Brazil

Abstract

Objectives:The objectives of this study were to assess the validity and reliability of the Family Impact Scale (FIS) applied in Brazilian parents after translations and cultural adaptations to Brazilian Portuguese language and to evaluate the nature and extent to which the family functioning is compromised by the child oral conditions.Material and Methods:Parents were recruited from general populations for pre-testing (n=20), validity (n=210) and test-retest reliability (n=20) studies. The children were examined for dental caries, gingivitis, fluorosis and malocclusion.Results:The FIS discriminated among the categories of malocclusion and showed good construct validity. The Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.87 and 0.90, respectively. Almost 20% of the informants reported some family impact 'sometimes' or 'often/everyday' from the child's oral condition. Impact on FIS domains of this frequency ranged from 13.8% for financial difficulties to 24.4% for parental or family activities.Conclusions:The Brazilian Portuguese version of FIS is valid and reliable. The results suggest that child oral conditions have a negative impact on the family. Further research is required, as these findings were based on cross-sectional study and convenience samples.

Assessing the responsiveness of the Brazilian FIS to treatment for traumatic dental injury

“…There are still few publications dealing with FIS instrument and these are basically validation studies (4,(12)(13)(14). Malden et al (19) analyzed the changes in family QoL following dental treatment under general anesthetic.…”

“…In another study, Berger et al (21) evaluated traumatic dental injury and these authors evaluated the impact on parents and children's QoL after TDI and after treatment and after two follow-up interviews at 6 months and 1 year using CPQ 8-10 , CPQ [11][12][13][14] , P-CPQ, and FIS. In our study, TDI had a significant impact on the family's QoL.…”

Association between Early Childhood Caries and Quality of Life: Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale and Pufa Index

“…Dental pain as a result of untreated ECC have reported to have an adverse impact on the Quality of Life (QoL) to a degree similar to that of systemic diseases affecting the child's anthropometric and nutritional status, socialization, lowered self-esteem, and diminished learning abilities [6]. The concept of Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) relates to the impact that oral health or disease has on individuals daily functioning, well-being, or quality of life [7].Until recently, the psycho-social consequences of oral conditions have received little attention.…”

Parents' perception of dental caries in intellectually disabled children

“…Oral health is an integral part of general health and has significant influence on the quality of life of adults, older persons, children, adolescents and their families . Chewing, swallowing, speech, and acute or chronic pain are some of quality of life dimensions influenced by oral conditions such as dental caries.…”