Early Childhood Caries and Health Professionals' Perception: a Qualitative Research Protocol to Assess Oral Health Stigma
NCT ID: NCT05284279
Last Updated: 2022-03-17
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
30 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2022-06-01
2023-09-01
Brief Summary
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With other non-communicable diseases (obesity, overweight…), it has been demonstrated that health professionals' negative perceptions of their patients could affect disease management quality. Concerning dental caries, some data might suggest that discriminating believes and behaviours toward children with dental caries and their families exist in the medical setting. However, oral health related stigma remains an unexplored issue. This study would be the first to our knowledge to specifically address the question of stigmatisation and discrimination of patients with dental caries. The present project is to conduct an exploratory study focusing on perceptions and attitudes of health professionals toward children with early childhood caries and their parents.
The questions the study aims to answer are: (i) What are health professionals 'perceptions of children with ECC and their family? And (ii) according to health professionals, do these perceptions influence the quality of their care? We hypothesize that some practitioners have negative opinions on children with ECC and their parents, affecting the quality of their care, especially concerning oral health prevention.
Method: Individual semi-structured interviews will be conducted among dentists (general or pediatric), general practitioners and paediatricians.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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OTHER
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Health professionals practicing with children
To participate, health professionals will have to speak French fluently, practice with children as a dentist (general or pediatric), a general practitioner, or a paediatrician and work in hospital or ambulatory facility. As paediatricians and general practitioners meet the child regularly during the first 6 years of life for medical follow-up, they are key stakeholders in the early detection of caries, referrals to dentist and counselling.
The participants will be recruited using a semi-random sampling method. The sample will be constituted with a maximum variation in age, gender, years in practice, occupation and types of practice (solo, group or interdisciplinary team).
Exploring health professionals' perceptions of patients with ECC using semi-structured interviews
Following a literature review on the topic of children with ECC and their family, a guidebook will be built by main investigators. Several test interviews will be conduct to ensure that guidebook is adapted, and that the interviewer is enough trained.
Interview will be conducted by one or two of the main investigators. As much as possible, they will be performed face to face or using videoconference due to COVID19 pandemic context. All the interviews will be audio recorded. The interviewer will take notes including non-verbal communication; and will adopt an active listening position.
After collecting respondents' characteristics (age, gender, profession, exercise duration, type of practice), the subsequent themes will be explored: disease perception, educational context's responsibility, barriers and facilitators to family behaviour changes, health professional's emotional consequences.
Interventions
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Exploring health professionals' perceptions of patients with ECC using semi-structured interviews
Following a literature review on the topic of children with ECC and their family, a guidebook will be built by main investigators. Several test interviews will be conduct to ensure that guidebook is adapted, and that the interviewer is enough trained.
Interview will be conducted by one or two of the main investigators. As much as possible, they will be performed face to face or using videoconference due to COVID19 pandemic context. All the interviews will be audio recorded. The interviewer will take notes including non-verbal communication; and will adopt an active listening position.
After collecting respondents' characteristics (age, gender, profession, exercise duration, type of practice), the subsequent themes will be explored: disease perception, educational context's responsibility, barriers and facilitators to family behaviour changes, health professional's emotional consequences.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* practice with children as a dentist (general or pediatric), a general practitioner, or a paediatrician
* work in hospital or ambulatory facility
Exclusion Criteria
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Hospices Civils de Lyon
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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As much as possible, interviews will be performed face to face at a location convenient to the respondent or using videoconference due to COVID19 pandemic context.
Rhone-Alpes Region, , France
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Lienhart G, Thivichon-Prince B, Farge P, Schott-Pethelaz AM, Chaneliere M. What are health professionals' perceptions and attitudes regarding children with early childhood caries and their families? A qualitative research protocol to assess oral health stigma in the medical setting. BMJ Open. 2022 Dec 1;12(12):e066680. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066680.
Other Identifiers
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69HCL21_1182
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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