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https://doi.org/10.21860/medflum2026_346497

Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ) for Assessment of Childʼs Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Croatia: Translation and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties

Mia Uhač Ludvig ; University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Dental Clinic, Hrvatski trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Orthodontics, Krešimirova 40, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia *
Martina Žigante ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Orthodontics, Krešimirova 40, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Dental Clinic, Krešimirova 40, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Stjepan Špalj ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Orthodontics, Krešimirova 40, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Dental Clinic, Krešimirova 40, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Department of Dental Medicine, Crkvena 20, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

* Dopisni autor.

Sažetak

Aim: The aim was to perform the Croatian translation and psychometric validation of the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ). Patients and methods: The study included 334 participants (children aged 11-14 years; 53% female) and their parents for validity and internal reliability testing. Reproducibility of the measure was tested on 26 participants and responsiveness on 46. The Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ) and P-CPQ were self-administrated. The degree of malocclusion and caries severity were additionally assessed. Results: The results have shown that the four-factor structure was more appropriate in the Croatian cultural context than the two-factor structure. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the findings. The correlation between child and parental assessment was statistically significant but moderate to weak, being higher for emotional (EW) and social well-being (SW) (r=0.551 and 0.412; p<0.001). Higher scores were detected in all subscales in subjects with caries lesions, while only EW and SW scores differed between participants with low and high malocclusion severity. Internal consistency was the highest for EW and the lowest for oral symptoms (α=0.88 and 0.66; p<0.001). All subscales were stable over time, while the most significant changes in the quality of life before and after orthodontic treatment were present in the EW subscale. Conclusion: The original, four-dimensional P-CPQ can be used to provide aninsight into the parent’s awareness of the negative impact of oral conditions on daily activities of their child in the Croatian population.

Ključne riječi

oral health; quality of life; surveys and questionnaires; validation study

Hrčak ID:

346497

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/346497

Datum izdavanja:

1.6.2026.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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