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Brazilian journal of oral sciences/Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
By Gabriela Borges Saldys, Nayara Fernanda Pereira, Fábio Abreu Alves and 4 others.
To develop the pediatric version of the Oral Mucositis Impact Scale in Oncology Patients (EIMOPO-Infantil), based on a quality of life instrument originally designed for adults.
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The researchers adapted the instrument for children and created a preliminary version of the EIMOPO-Infantil. Two rounds of analysis were conducted with a multidisciplinary expert panel using the Delphi Technique to achieve consensus (over 80% agreement) on the instrument’s content. An initial version was created for pretest through a cross-sectional study to qualitatively assess the comprehension of the questions by the target pediatric population. The instrument was self-administered to a convenience sample of 10 outpatient participants, aged 7–12 years, with cancer diagnosis and history of oral mucositis.
The pretest phase showed excellent comprehension by participants, with 100% reporting full understanding of the questions.
The EIMOPO-Infantil was successfully developed in Brazilian pediatric oncology patients and is now ready for a large-scale validation.
Published in Brazilian journal of oral sciences/Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences. The abstract is shown as published and remains the work of its authors; read the full article at the source.
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