Title: | Validation of a Latvian and a Russian version of the Oral Health Impact Profile for use among adults |
Authors: | Pugaca, Jolanta Urtane, Ilga Pirttiniemi, Pertti Rogovska, Irena Rīga Stradiņš University Department of Doctoral Studies |
Keywords: | oral health impact profile;validation;OHRQoL;3.2 Clinical medicine;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;General Medicine |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Citation: | Pugaca , J , Urtane , I , Pirttiniemi , P & Rogovska , I 2014 , ' Validation of a Latvian and a Russian version of the Oral Health Impact Profile for use among adults ' , Stomatologija / issued by public institution "Odontologijos studija" ... [et al.] , vol. 16 , no. 3 , pp. 83-86 . < https://sbdmj.lsmuni.lt/143/143-01.pdf > |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND. The need for appraisal of oral health-related quality of life has been increasingly recognized over the last decades. The aim of this study was to develope a Latvian and a Russian version and test the validity of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-49) for use among adults in Latvia. METHODS. The original English version of the OHIP-49 was translated using the forward-backward technique, pilot-tested, and then applied to 60 adults aged 18 years and above. The questionnaire was filled out during face-to-face interviews conducted by one specialist. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha (α) coefficient and inter-item and item-total correlations. Discriminant and convergent validities were assessed. RESULTS. Cronbach's α was estimated to be 0.96. Inter-item correlations coefficients ranged from 0.19 to 0.91, with averige value 0.35, while item-total correlations coefficients from 0.14 to 0.86. CONCLUSIONS. The OHIP-49 is a reliable and valid questionnaire for the assessment of OHRQoL among adults in Latvia. |
ISSN: | 1392-8589 |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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