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Aarabi, Ghazal, Reissmann, Daniel R., Sagheri, Darius ORCID: 0000-0002-8765-5338, Neuschulz, Julia, Heydecke, Guido, Kofahl, Christopher and Sierwald, Ira (2018). Oral health-related quality of life of children and adolescents with and without migration background in Germany. Qual. Life Res., 27 (10). S. 2619 - 2628. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER. ISSN 1573-2649

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Abstract

Objectives To compare oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in children and adolescents with and without migration background, and to assess whether potential differences in OHRQoL can be sufficiently explained by oral health characteristics. Materials und methods A consecutive sample of 112 children and adolescents was recruited in a German university-based orthodontic clinic, and a convenience sample of 313 children and adolescents of German public schools was enrolled in the study (total N=425, age range 7-17years). However, 29 participants were excluded due to insufficient information regarding migration background. Accordingly, the non-migrant group consisted of 262 participants (61.6%). For children with migration background, two groups were classified: (i) one parent born in a foreign country (N=41, 9.6%, single-sided migration background), and (ii) both parents and/or child born in a foreign country (N=93, 21.9%, double-sided migration background). OHRQoL was assessed using the German 19-item version of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP-G19). Additionally, physical oral health of 269 children with classified migration background was determined in a dental examination. Results Overall, OHRQoL was significantly lower in the group with double-sided migration background indicated by lower COHIP-G19 summary scores (mean: 58.6 points) than in the group with single-sided migration background (mean: 63.3 points) or the non-migrant group (mean: 63.2 points). Likewise, the summary scores of the subscale oral health well-being and the subscale social/emotional, school, and self-image were also lower in the double-sided migrant group than in the other two groups. Linear regression analysis showed an association between double-sided migration background and impaired OHRQoL, even after statistically controlling for demographic, socioeconomic, and oral health characteristics. Conclusion Children and adolescents with double-sided migration background have poorer OHRQoL than comparably aged migrants with single-sided migration background or non-migrations. Between-group differences in OHRQoL could not be sufficiently explained by effects of socioeconomic status or physical oral health characteristics. Thus, other methodological, cultural, or immigration-related factors might also play an important role for the observed effects.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Aarabi, Ghazal UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Reissmann, Daniel R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sagheri, Darius UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8765-5338 UNSPECIFIED Neuschulz, Julia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Heydecke, Guido UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kofahl, Christopher UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sierwald, Ira UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-170481
DOI:	10.1007/s11136-018-1903-7
Journal or Publication Title:	Qual. Life Res.
Volume:	27
Number:	10
Page Range:	S. 2619 - 2628
Date:	2018
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	DORDRECHT
ISSN:	1573-2649
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; IMPACT PROFILE; INDEX; KIGGS; TRANSLATION; INTERVIEW; BEHAVIOR; VERSION Multiple languages Health Care Sciences & Services; Health Policy & Services; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/17048