Strength and difficulties questionnaire: A tool as prerequisite to measure child′s mental health problems attending dental clinics

Pandiyan, Nagendran Jayavel; Hedge, Amitha

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“…Comparing with the norms from Britain, might not be suitable due to difference in psychometric factors like ethnicity and lifestyle. 34 The percentage of schoolchildren with CRGCVD that have issues of the 5 elements of behaviour was 31.8% by self-report and 56.8% by teacher-report. In the case of normal students without CRGCVD, the percentage of schoolchildren that have issues with 5 elements of behaviour was 45.56% by self-report and 56.66% by teacher-report.…”

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“…The child may easily be tampered with feelings and emotions for each type of question. 33 The summary scores of the 5 elements of behaviour as well as that TD scores from this study were compared with the British norms 34 as there are no established norms of such in Malaysia or in the Asian region. This study is the first study to measure behavioural issues for children with CVD in this part of the world.…”

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Behavioural Issues among Primary Schoolchildren with Colour Vision Deficiency

Nithiyaananthan

Kaur

Anne

et al. 2020

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Introduction: Colour vision deficiencies may raise behavioural changes among children. This study explores the presence of any behavioural issues faced by primary schoolchildren with congenital red-green colour vision deficiency (CRGCVD). Materials and Methods: Male schoolchildren, aged 8-11 years old, from 10 randomly selected schools in Klang Valley were screened using Ishihara plates and Farnsworth D-15 test. Children with CRGCVD (study group) and without CRGCVD (control group) were asked to complete the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for children (self-report) while their class teachers completed the SDQ for teachers (teacher- report). Difficulty scores were calculated. The test categorised behaviour into 3 categories based on the difficulty scores into ‘normal’, ‘borderline’ and ‘abnormal’ behaviours. Nonparametric test was used to compare the median of difficulty scores between control group and study group. Spearman correlation was used to determine association between self-report SDQ and teacher-report SDQ. Results: A total of 134 schoolchildren were recruited in this study, of which 44 had CRGCVD and 90 were in the control group. Teacher-reported SDQ for the children were obtained from 134 teachers. No statistically significant differences (p>0.05) were noted between the total SDQ scores of children with and without CRGCVD using self-report SDQ and teacher-report SDQ. The total difficulty scores of self-report SDQ and teacher-report SDQ were poorly but significantly correlated. Teachers rated 9.09% of children with CRGCVD as falling under the ‘abnormal’ category, slightly higher than self-rated of 2.27%. Conclusion: This study found no prominent behavioural issues among schoolchildren with CRGCVD.

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Behavioural Issues among Primary Schoolchildren with Colour Vision Deficiency

Nithiyaananthan

Kaur

Anne

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“…Our results were inconsistent with the study done by Pandiyan et al, where most children came under the abnormal category. 24 In a study done by Rahman et al most children with ASD had abnormal peer problems. Prosocial behavior was strongly correlated to parental stress.…”

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Influence of parenting styles on oral health status, emotional status and behavior of children in the dental setting

Sethi

Rathore²

2022

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Parents are the most important source of information regarding their child’s oral health and emotional and behavioral problems. Thus, child-rearing practices may influence various aspects of children’s life. Furthermore, the association of parenting styles with the psychological attributes, oral health status, and behavior of children and adolescents has been studied less in an Indian dental setup.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 182 healthy children of 4-14 years accompanied by their parents in east Lucknow. The oral health status of the children was assessed via a self-designed questionnaire as caries status and oral health-related behavior. During the procedure, the children’s behavior was recorded via Frankl’s behavior rating scale. Parenting style and dimension questionnaire (PSDQ) and strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) were completed by the parents to assess their parenting style and the emotional status of the children, respectively.Results: A statistically significant association was found between parenting styles and caries status (p<0.01). Significant correlations were noted between parenting styles and oral health-related behavior in terms of sweet beverage consumption (p=0.022) and snacking habits (p=0.036). Significant differences were observed in child’s behavior according to parenting styles and between parenting styles and total difficulties (p<0.01).Conclusions: Children of authoritative parents had less caries, better oral health-related behavior, less internalizing and externalizing problems, and more cooperative behavior in the dental operatory compared to other parenting styles.

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“…Conduct problems were found to have the highest rates among participants, followed by peer, emotional, and hyperactivity problems, while prosocial problems were present only in 15.1% of the children. The high rates of conduct problems obtained can be linked to low socioeconomic status and depression in Lebanese parents in socially-disadvantaged areas [32] and may be justi ed by parental control, lack of discipline, and poor-quality education background, while emotional problems may be mainly due to parenting problems or physical defects, making the children feel different from others [33][34][35]. Only 33.4% of children were in the abnormal category of internalizing problems and 26.4%…”

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Children’s Well-Being Post the Pandemic and Amid the Economic Crisis in Lebanon

Nasr

Haddad

Raidan

et al. 2022

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Background: The outbreak of coronavirus in 2020 prompted schools to shift their classes from a physical learning environment to an online one to implement measures of social distancing to limit the spread of the pandemic. This disruption negatively influenced the social interaction of children and their well-being. In Lebanon, the situation was further exacerbated due to the severe economic crisis that had and still has obvious negative effects on the well-being of children. This study aims to investigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis on the mental health of Lebanese children aged 5 to 14 years old and to assess their well-being in a post-pandemic world. Method: A quantitative research design was adopted, and the validated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to collect data. 966 responses were collected, among which 627 parental reports and 339 teacher reports. Descriptive analysis was conducted for categorical variables and continuous measures. Means were compared using the independent-sample t-test and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. Pearson correlation test was used to evaluate the association between continuous variables. And a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was conducted to compare the total SDQ difficulties score and sub-scores between the teacher and parents. Results: 34% of the study population are categorized as abnormal and 14.9% as borderline according to the SDQ score, and an expansion of mental health problems among these children is indicated. The study reveals that the most common mental health problems identified among these children are respectively conduct problems, peer, emotional, and hyperactivity problems, and prosocial problems. The main factors impacting the high rates of mental health problems among Lebanese children are gender, parental control, lack of discipline, poor-quality education background, parenting problems, low family income, physical defects among children, and the political situation of the country. Conclusion: This study highlights the necessity of promoting mental health awareness among parents and teachers and adopting intervention and prevention measures to help children in Lebanon deal with mental health challenges caused by the pandemic and the ongoing economic crisis.

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Strength and difficulties questionnaire: A tool as prerequisite to measure child′s mental health problems attending dental clinics

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Behavioural Issues among Primary Schoolchildren with Colour Vision Deficiency

Behavioural Issues among Primary Schoolchildren with Colour Vision Deficiency

Influence of parenting styles on oral health status, emotional status and behavior of children in the dental setting

Children’s Well-Being Post the Pandemic and Amid the Economic Crisis in Lebanon

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