Validity of self-report of oral conditions in older people
Braz. j. oral sci
;
18: e191670, jan.-dez. 2019. ilus
Article
in English
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1095301
ABSTRACT
Aim: To verify if self-report is a valid instrument to study the clinical oral condition in older people without cognitive deficit. Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted with 647 older people from the community, without cognitive deficit, living in Campinas, Brazil. A self-report questionnaire assessing the presence or absence of teeth (edentulism) and use of complete denture was applied, identifying the location of the denture, whether in the upper and/or lower arch. In the same session oral clinical exams were performed, considered the gold standard. The self-report validation was performed by calculating sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, odds ratios and Kappa agreement. Results: There were high percentages of sensitivity (9599%), specificity (8497%), positive (8197%) and negative (9598%) predictive values, obtaining an elevated level of confidence and quality intrinsic value of self-report. Agreement with the clinical examination was excellent for all variables (greater than 0.80). The likelihood ratios showed compelling evidence that with self-report an edentulous individual (+LR 32), non-edentulous (-LR 0.06) and absence of complete denture (-LR 0.01) could be correctly identified, with moderate evidence to identify the presence and location of complete denture use (+LR 6.5 to 6.9). Conclusion: Self-report is a valid instrument to study the clinical oral condition in the older people of the community
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Oral Health
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Reproducibility of Results
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Self Report
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. oral sci
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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Federal University of Santa Maria/BR
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Paulista University/BR
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University of Campinas/BR
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University of Talca/CL
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