Research Article

Effects of Dental Rehabilitation under General Anesthesia on Children’s Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Using Proxy Short Versions of OHRQoL Instruments

Table 2

Mean overall and domain scores in the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ) and Family Impact Scale (FIS) at baseline and follow-up, with effect sizes.

OHRQoL mean scores (pretreatment/posttreatment) and effect size
Pretreatment (SD)Posttreatment (SD)Change in score (SD) valueEffect size (ES)ES description

P-CPQ19.41 (10.25)2.80 (3.71)16.61 (9.94)<0.0011.62Large
  OS7.46 (3.66)0.89 (1.08)6.56 (3.64)<0.0011.79Large
  FL5.73 (3.89)1.0 (1.51)4.73 (3.65)<0.0011.21Large
 EWB3.22 (3.66)0.67 (1.69)2.76 (2.11)<0.0010.75Large
 SWB3.22 (3.66)0.67 (1.69)2.55 (3.69)<0.0010.69Moderate
FIS10.64 (5.41)2.59 (2.82)8.04 (5.38)<0.0011.48Large
 FA6.11 (3.30)0.77 (1.26)5.34 (3.30)<0.0011.61Large
 PE2.47 (1.61)1.41 (1.85)1.05 (1.93)<0.0010.65Moderate
 FC2.04 (1.91)0.40 (0.88)1.64 (1.94)<0.0010.85Large

P-CPQ: Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire; OS: oral symptoms; FL: functional limitations; EWB: emotional wellbeing; SWB: social wellbeing; FIS: Family Impact Scale; FA: family activity; PE: parental emotions; FC: family conflict; SD: standard deviation.