Mothers’ self‐efficacy and children's oral health

Abstract

The Spanish SESMO scale had similar internal consistency and validity as the previously validated English SESMO scale. Mothers' self-efficacy was associated with children's dental status in deciduous dentition but not with children's status in permanent dentition.

Protective psychosocial factors and dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…The characteristics of the 35 selected studies are presented according to the age group and type of study. Table presents the main characteristics of the 7 cohort studies: 5 involving children and 2 involving early adolescents; one case–control study in children; and 27 cross‐sectional studies: 14 involving children and 13 involving early adolescents. The sample sizes varied from 32 to 981 in children and from 100 to 2014 in adolescents.…”

“…Most studies in children and adolescents were conducted in schools. The protective psychosocial factors investigated were as follows: health locus of control (12 studies), self‐efficacy (11 studies), sense of coherence (10 studies), social support (5 studies), self‐esteem (3 studies), and social network (2 studies). Coping, resilience, family functioning, self‐concept, and optimism were assessed in one study.…”

“…One cohort and 13 cross‐sectional studies were considered of low quality. Six cohort, 1 case–control, and 14 cross‐sectional studies were assessed as moderate quality. No study was considered of high quality.…”

A cross sectional study of Mexican caregiver social status, dental knowledge, self‐efficacy, and caregiver/child oral health. A structural equation model

“…Information about oral health‐related variables was acquired from clinical assessments performed in caregivers and their children. Information about caregivers' social status, knowledge, and oral health‐related self‐efficacy were acquired from a structured questionnaire …”

“…Lower education levels and social status of caregivers were associated with irregular child visits and poor access to dental professional services . A Mexican study showed that mothers' self‐efficacy was associated with their children's oral health …”