Responsiveness of the Child Perception Questionnnaire to Oral Health Care Treatment Program for Adolescents

Abstract

Responsiveness refers to the sensitivity of an instrument to detect clinical changes. The aim of the present study was to assess the responsiveness of the Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ11−14) to an oral health care treatment program for non-privileged 10–15 years old adolescents in the region of Itapoã, Federal district of Brazil. Adolescents who answered the CPQ11−14, were clinically and radiographically examined at baseline (n = 618) and after 1 year (n = 560). The program was based on intensive patient oral health care education and training in addition to professional toothcleaning (prophylaxis with or without scaling) according to individual requirements. [...