Questionnaire to measure Orthodontic Treatment Goals
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development and evaluation of patient and parent/carer orthodontic treatment goals questionnaires.
IRAS ID
111146
Contact name
Jonathon Timothy Newton
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 30 days
Research summary
Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the development and management of variations from the normal position of the teeth, mouth and jaws.
Orthodontic (brace) treatment is often elective, lengthy and greatly affected by patient motivation. Currently only clinical measures are commonly used to assess patients before and after treatment. Dental professionals often say that orthodontic (brace) treatment has outcomes such as improved self-esteem. There is little evidence to support this. A new measure is required that can record these outcomes. The best way to do this is by asking patients a series of questions to get their own assessment of their health. These are known as Patient Reported/Related Outcome Measures (PROMs) and are recommended by the NHS. A suitable PROM for orthodontics is the use of treatment goals. Treatment goals are measures that allow patients to state their concerns and what is important to them. Other areas of healthcare show that treatment goals questionnaires have many benefits. These include better informing of patient choices. These questionnaires can reveal patients whose expectations are unrealistic and improve self care skills. The questionnaires can also aid measuring performance and improve regulation for safety and quality.
This study aims to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure patients’ and their parents’/carers’ orthodontic treatment goals. A possible questionnaire has been developed based on current research and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI).
We plan to give the questionnaire to consenting patients at least 12 years old who have been referred to a hospital orthodontic service about possible orthodontic (brace) treatment and their parent/carer. They will fill in the questionnaire before seeing the orthodontic team. Twenty-six will complete the questionnaire at two different times within a 1 month period. The study will finish once 100 patient and parent/carer questionnaires are filled in.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2
REC reference
15/NS/0049
Date of REC Opinion
5 Jun 2015
REC opinion
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