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Predictors of Fatalistic Dental Views of Parents of Children with Autism

Harlan, Taylor A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1591628058524979

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2020, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Dentistry.
Purpose: To study the presence of and predictors for fatalistic oral health views in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. Methods: This is an exploratory analysis using baseline data from a multi-site randomized controlled trial of 119 families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Study participants were Medicaid-eligible children whose primary caregivers (PCI) reported difficulty with home oral hygiene or with dental visits. To indicate their view on oral health fatalism (OHF), primary caregivers responded to the statement “Most children eventually develop dental cavities” on a Likert scale (1-5). Other information obtained and analyzed included caregiver age, race, sex, education, ethnicity, living situation, and child’s number of siblings, visual plaque index, caries index, family resource scale score, and parental sense of competence total score. Results: About half (46%) of primary caregivers had fatalistic oral health beliefs. Ethnicity (p=.014) and living situation (p=.019) were the only variables to be correlated to OHF. Primary caregivers of Hispanic origin had 2.4 (95% CI: 1.2 to 4.7) times increased odds of having higher oral fatalism in comparison to non-Hispanic primary caregivers. Conclusions: About half the caregivers of children with ASD expressed fatalistic oral health views. Similar to the medical literature regarding fatalistic beliefs, Hispanic caregivers have more fatalistic health beliefs than non-Hispanics. Comparing OHF and variables such as living situation, DMFT, participant age, and presence of other diagnoses is potentially of interest for further study
Kimberly Hammersmith, DDS, MPH (Advisor)
Paul Casamassimo, DDS, MS (Committee Member)
Janice Townsend, DDS, MS (Committee Member)
28 p.
Dental Care; Dentistry

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  • Harlan, T. A. (2020). Predictors of Fatalistic Dental Views of Parents of Children with Autism [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1591628058524979

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Harlan, Taylor. Predictors of Fatalistic Dental Views of Parents of Children with Autism. 2020. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1591628058524979.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Harlan, Taylor. "Predictors of Fatalistic Dental Views of Parents of Children with Autism." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1591628058524979

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