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Prev Chronic Dis
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Kressin, Nancy R ; Jones, Judith A ; Orner, Michelle B. ; Spiro, Avron
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Introduction

We developed a brief measure of the impact of oral conditions on individual functioning and well-being, known as oral quality of life.

Methods

Among older male veterans (N = 827) and community dental patients (N = 113), we administered surveys consisting of extant oral quality of life items, using clinical dental data from the veteran samples. We assigned each oral quality of life item to a theoretical dimension, conducted an iterative series of multitrait scaling analyses to examine the item-fit with the dimensions, reduced the number of items, and examined the psychometric characteristics of new scales and their association with clinical indices.

Results

We developed two brief oral quality of life scales, one consisting of 12 items and the other of 6, the latter a subset of the former. Each demonstrated sound psychometric properties and was sensitive to clinical indices.

Conclusion

The two brief oral quality of life scales can be used to assess the population-based impact of oral conditions as well as outcomes of dental care.


Subject:
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Female
Health Status Indicators
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Mouth Diseases
Oral Health
Original Research
Psychometrics
Quality Of Life
Reproducibility Of Results
Treatment Outcome

Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 2008; 5(2).
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
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