Marshman Zoe, Hall Melanie J
Department of Oral Health and Development, School of Clinical Dentistry, Claremont Crescent, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK.
Int J Paediatr Dent. 2008 Jul;18(4):235-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2008.00922.x. Epub 2008 Apr 28.
There has been a shift towards research with children and the adoption of the concept of child-centred research. However, the majority of oral health research is conducted on children, rather than with them.
This study aimed to provide an overview of contemporary approaches to research with children.
The methodological considerations of such research include: the power relationship between the adult researcher and the child participant, with important factors of language use, the setting for the research, appropriate analysis, and quality of the data; ethical factors such as the purpose and risks of the research, confidentiality, recruitment, funding, information to children and parents, consent, and dissemination; and appropriate methods. Methods suitable for oral health research with children include quantitative techniques such as questionnaires and qualitative approaches including interviews individually or in groups and participatory techniques such as time-lines/life grids, drawings, and vignettes.
There is considerable scope to access children's perspectives of their oral health and care through actively involving them in research. To conduct such research, however, requires training or collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines.
研究方向已转向针对儿童的研究，并采用了以儿童为中心的研究理念。然而，大多数口腔健康研究是针对儿童开展的，而非与儿童共同进行。
本研究旨在概述当代针对儿童的研究方法。
此类研究的方法学注意事项包括：成年研究者与儿童参与者之间的权力关系，其中语言使用、研究环境、适当的分析以及数据质量等因素至关重要；伦理因素，如研究目的与风险、保密性、招募、资金、向儿童及家长提供的信息、同意以及传播；以及适当的方法。适用于儿童口腔健康研究的方法包括定量技术，如问卷调查，以及定性方法，包括个体或小组访谈，还有参与性技术，如时间线/生活网格、绘图和小品文。
通过让儿童积极参与研究，在获取儿童对其口腔健康及护理的看法方面有很大空间。然而，要开展此类研究需要进行培训或与其他学科的同事合作。
