Validity and reliability of Oral Impacts on Daily Performances Frequency Scale: a cross-sectional survey among adolescents.
J Clin Pediatr Dent
; 36(3): 251-6, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To examine reliability and validity of an abbreviated version of Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) questionnaire and to analyze the interrelationship among OIDP scores, socio-demographic characteristics and oral health status among 12-15 year old adolescents in Davanagere city, Karnataka, India.METHOD:
The descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 900 adolescents aged between 12-15 years. The study subjects were randomly selected from six high schools. Selected subjects completed a survey instrument designed to measure subjective oral health indicators including the eight-item OIDP frequency scores. The study participants were clinically examined for dental caries and completed a self-administered questionnaire about demographic information and oral behaviors.RESULTS:
44% of the students reported at least one oral impact in the last six months. Cronbach's alpha for the OIDP frequency items was 0.81. Eating was the most common performance affected (33%) followed by cleaning teeth (22%) and speaking (20%). The severity of impacts was low for relaxing and carrying out works.CONCLUSION:
The OIDP frequency score have acceptable psychometric properties in the context of an oral health survey among 12-15 year old adolescents.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Actividades Cotidianas
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Salud Bucal
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Pediatr Dent
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India