The purpose of this project is to allow 50% protected time for the PI to continue and build on her extant patient-oriented research program on oral-specific, health-related quality of life in children and their families and mentor junior faculty and students in research.
The specific aims of her research include the following: 1. Continue to develop, evaluate, refine and validate a measure of pediatric OQOL (POQOL) for use with children and adolescents. This will include evaluation of feasibility, responsiveness to change and reliability. 2. For each of the four age-appropriate versions of the POQOL instrument, develop a comparable Spanish-Language version that is sensitive to cultural variations in the meanings of the concepts measured. 3. Explore potential sources of disparities in oral health by combining the POQOL assessments with other clinical, demographic and psychosocial measures. 4. Develop short-form measures of POQOL suitable for use as screening measures in pediatric medical practices, schools, and other sites. Using the research entailed in the specific aims as a platform for further studies and a rich source of data, the PI will mentor junior faculty and students in the responsible conduct of patient-oriented research. Specific topics covered with each mentee will include, but are not limited to the following: 1. ethical conduct in research and research writing; 2. conceptual underpinnings of research and the selection of an appropriate conceptual model; 3. research methods, including formulation of research questions and hypotheses, study design, sample selection and recruitment, selection and specification of outcome measures and independent variables, study procedures, data collection and management, and data analysis/interpretation; 4. preparation of manuscripts and their publication in peer-reviewed journals; and 5. preparations of posters and slide presentations to present to national, regional and local scientific meetings. ? ? ?
| Yaz?c?o?lu, ?ffet; Jones, Judith; Do?an, Cem et al. (2018) Validity and reliability of a Turkish pediatric oral health-related quality of life measure. Eur Oral Res 52:27-35 |
| Gibson, Gretchen; Jurasic, M Marianne; Wehler, Carolyn J et al. (2014) Longitudinal outcomes of using a fluoride performance measure for adults at high risk of experiencing caries. J Am Dent Assoc 145:443-51 |
| Jurasic, M Marianne; Gibson, Gretchen; Wehler, Carolyn J et al. (2014) Fluoride effectiveness in high caries risk and medically complex Veterans. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 42:543-52 |
| Yazicioglu, Iffet; Jones, Judith A; Cortés, Dharma et al. (2013) Hispanic parents' reading language preference and pediatric oral health-related quality of life. J Public Health Dent 73:329-38 |
| Griffin, Susan O; Jones, Judith A; Brunson, Diane et al. (2012) Burden of oral disease among older adults and implications for public health priorities. Am J Public Health 102:411-8 |
| Cortes, Dharma E; Reategui-Sharpe, Ludmila; Spiro Iii, Avron et al. (2012) Factors affecting children's oral health: perceptions among Latino parents. J Public Health Dent 72:82-9 |
| Gibson, Gretchen; Jurasic, M Marianne; Wehler, Carolyn J et al. (2011) Supplemental fluoride use for moderate and high caries risk adults: a systematic review. J Public Health Dent 71:171-84 |
| Huntington, Noelle L; Spetter, Dante; Jones, Judith A et al. (2011) Development and validation of a measure of pediatric oral health-related quality of life: the POQL. J Public Health Dent 71:185-93 |
| D'Amore, Meredith M; Cheng, Debbie M; Kressin, Nancy R et al. (2011) Oral health of substance-dependent individuals: impact of specific substances. J Subst Abuse Treat 41:179-85 |
| Cunnion, D T; Spiro 3rd, A; Jones, J A et al. (2010) Pediatric oral health-related quality of life improvement after treatment of early childhood caries: a prospective multisite study. J Dent Child (Chic) 77:4-11 |
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