PMID- 12688603
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030701
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0265-539X (Print)
IS  - 0265-539X (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
DP  - 2003 Mar
TI  - An evaluation of the oral health quality of life (OHQoL) instrument in a 
      Brazilian population.
PG  - 40-4
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To translate and evaluate the performance of a Brazilian Portuguese 
      version of the United Kingdom Oral Health related Quality of Life instrument, 
      OHQoLUK, in assessing the impact of oral health on quality of life among a 
      Brazilian adult population. DESIGN: Following forward-backwards translation the 
      16-item OHQoLUK measure was administered to adults utilising municipal dental 
      health services in Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The instrument's psychometric 
      properties, validity and reliability, were assessed. RESULTS: The response rate 
      was 72% (323/450). OHQoLUK scores were associated with self-reported oral health 
      status including number of teeth present (p < 0.001), denture status (p < 0.01) 
      and self-reported dental attendance pattern; time (p < 0.05) and reason for last 
      dental visit (p < 0.001), supporting the construct validity of the measure. In 
      addition, OHQoLUK scores were associated with self-ratings of oral health (p < 
      0.0001) and perceived need for dental treatment (p < 0.001), supporting it's 
      criterion validity. Internal reliability was high: Cronbach's alpha = 0.96, while 
      the agreement for each of the 16 OHQoLUK items (Kappa values) ranged from 0.57 to 
      0.87. CONCLUSION: The Brazilian Portuguese version of OHQoLUK measure of oral 
      health related quality of life performed well, exhibiting good validity (face, 
      construct and criterion) and reliability (internal and external). This confirms 
      the sound psychometric properties of the OHQoLUK measure and the applicability of 
      the Portuguese version among a Brazilian population.
FAU - Dini, E L
AU  - Dini EL
AD  - WHO Collaborating Centre for Disability, Culture and Oral Health, National Center 
      for Transcultural Oral Health, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care 
      Sciences, University College London, UK. edini@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
FAU - McGrath, C
AU  - McGrath C
FAU - Bedi, R
AU  - Bedi R
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Community Dent Health
JT  - Community dental health
JID - 8411261
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - Brazil
MH  - Dental Care
MH  - Dentition
MH  - Dentures
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Status
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Needs Assessment
MH  - *Oral Health
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Self Concept
MH  - Self-Assessment
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2003/04/12 05:00
MHDA- 2003/07/02 05:00
CRDT- 2003/04/12 05:00
PHST- 2003/04/12 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/07/02 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/04/12 05:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Community Dent Health. 2003 Mar;20(1):40-4.