Children's Toothbrushing Frequency: The Influence of Parents' Rationale for Brushing, Habits and Family Routines
Children's Toothbrushing Frequency: The Influence of Parents' Rationale for Brushing, Habits and Family Routines
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10.1159/000365152
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
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4.2
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Chestnutt, Ivor G.
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Trubey, Rob J.;Moore, Simon C.;Chestnutt, Ivor G.
目的：探讨父母和家庭因素与儿童不同时段刷牙频率的关系。方法：对英国南威尔士3-6岁儿童(n=296)的主要低社会经济地位父母进行横断面问卷调查。收集的数据包括孩子每周的刷牙频率(早晚)，父母早晚刷牙的理由，父母早晚刷牙的习惯强度，以及家庭日常生活每天稳定的程度。还收集了社会人口统计细节。结果：报告的每周刷牙频率早晨(平均+/-SD：6.5 7+/-1.37)显著高于晚上(平均+/-SD：5.99+/-2.15)(p<；0.001)。与晚上相比，父母对早上刷牙的美容益处的兴趣明显更大(P<；0.001)。多变量分析显示，对刷牙美容益处的日益关注与每周晚上刷牙的显著减少(p<；0.05)相关。儿童刷牙的习惯性程度与每周两次刷牙频率显著相关(p<；0.001)。结论：父母给孩子刷牙的理由在个体水平和一天中的不同时间都会有所不同。了解这些差异对于设计干预措施以提高高危儿童的刷牙频率非常重要。研究结果还表明，习惯是理解刷牙频率的一个重要因素。需要进一步的研究来理解儿童口腔卫生行为中习惯形成和维持的机制。(C)2015年S.Karger AG，巴塞尔
Objectives:To assess the relationship between parental and family factors and children's toothbrushing frequency at different times of day. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey of predominantly low-socio-economic status parents of children aged 3-6 years (n = 296) in South Wales, UK. Data were collected on the child's weekly toothbrushing frequency (morning and evening), the parents' rationale for brushing their child's teeth in the morning and evening, the strength of a parent's habit for brushing a child's teeth in the morning and evening, and the extent to which the family's daily routines were stable from day to day. Socio-demographic details were also collected. Results: Reported weekly brushing frequency was significantly (p < 0.001) higher in the morning (mean +/- SD: 6.57 +/- 1.37) than the evening (mean +/- SD: 5.99 +/- 2.15). Parents had significantly (p < 0.001) more interest in the cosmetic benefits of toothbrushing in the morning compared to the evening. Multivariate analysis showed that an increasing focus on the cosmetic benefits of toothbrushing was associated with significantly (p < 0.05) less weekly brushing in the evening. The extent to which brushing a child's teeth was 'habitual' was significantly (p < 0.001) associated with weekly toothbrushing frequency at both times of day. Conclusions: Parents' rationale for brushing their children's teeth can vary at both an individual level and at different times of day. Understanding these variations is important in designing interventions to improve brushing frequency for at-risk children. The results also demonstrate habituation as being an important factor in understanding toothbrushing frequency. Further research is required to understand the mechanisms involved in habit formation and maintenance with children's oral hygiene behaviour. (C) 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel