Development and validation of oral health-related early childhood quality of life tool for North Indian preschool children
Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable instrument [Oral Health related Early Childhood Quality of Life (OH- ECQOL) scale] for measuring oral health related quality of life (OHrQoL) in preschool children in North Indian population. Methodology: Four pediatric dentists evalua...
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| description | Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable instrument [Oral Health related Early Childhood Quality of Life (OH- ECQOL) scale] for measuring oral health related quality of life (OHrQoL) in preschool children in North Indian population.
Methodology: Four pediatric dentists evaluated a pool of 65 items from various QoL questionnaires to assess their relevance to Indian population. These items were discussed with eight independent pediatric dentists and two community dentists who were not a part of this study to assess relevance of these items to preschool age children based on their comprehensiveness and clarity. Based on their responses and feedback a modified pool of items was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 20 parents who rated these items according to their relevance. The test retest reliability was evaluated on another sample of 20 parents of 2-5 year old children. The final questionnaire comprised of 16 items (12 child and 4 family). This was administered to 300 parents of 24-71 months old children divided on the basis of early childhood caries to assess its reliability and validity.
Results: OH-ECQOL scores were significantly associated with parental ratings of their child′s general and oral health, and the presence of dental disease in the child. Cronbach′s alpha was 0.862, and the ICC for test-retest reliability was 0.94.
Conclusions: The OH-ECQOL proved reliable and valid tool for assessing the impact of oral disorders on the quality of life of preschool children in Northern India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f48aef722baa462784b0d41531112ce02022-12-22T02:51:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032014-01-0125555956610.4103/0970-9290.147078Development and validation of oral health-related early childhood quality of life tool for North Indian preschool childrenVijay Prakash MathurJatinder Kaur DhillonAjay LoganiRamesh AgarwalObjective: The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable instrument [Oral Health related Early Childhood Quality of Life (OH- ECQOL) scale] for measuring oral health related quality of life (OHrQoL) in preschool children in North Indian population. Methodology: Four pediatric dentists evaluated a pool of 65 items from various QoL questionnaires to assess their relevance to Indian population. These items were discussed with eight independent pediatric dentists and two community dentists who were not a part of this study to assess relevance of these items to preschool age children based on their comprehensiveness and clarity. Based on their responses and feedback a modified pool of items was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 20 parents who rated these items according to their relevance. The test retest reliability was evaluated on another sample of 20 parents of 2-5 year old children. The final questionnaire comprised of 16 items (12 child and 4 family). This was administered to 300 parents of 24-71 months old children divided on the basis of early childhood caries to assess its reliability and validity. Results: OH-ECQOL scores were significantly associated with parental ratings of their child′s general and oral health, and the presence of dental disease in the child. Cronbach′s alpha was 0.862, and the ICC for test-retest reliability was 0.94. Conclusions: The OH-ECQOL proved reliable and valid tool for assessing the impact of oral disorders on the quality of life of preschool children in Northern India.http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2014;volume=25;issue=5;spage=559;epage=566;aulast=MathurEarly childhood carieshealth perceptionspsychosocial aspects of oral healthquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Vijay Prakash Mathur Jatinder Kaur Dhillon Ajay Logani Ramesh Agarwal Development and validation of oral health-related early childhood quality of life tool for North Indian preschool children Indian Journal of Dental Research Early childhood caries health perceptions psychosocial aspects of oral health quality of life |
| title | Development and validation of oral health-related early childhood quality of life tool for North Indian preschool children |
| title_full | Development and validation of oral health-related early childhood quality of life tool for North Indian preschool children |
| title_fullStr | Development and validation of oral health-related early childhood quality of life tool for North Indian preschool children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and validation of oral health-related early childhood quality of life tool for North Indian preschool children |
| title_short | Development and validation of oral health-related early childhood quality of life tool for North Indian preschool children |
| title_sort | development and validation of oral health related early childhood quality of life tool for north indian preschool children |
| topic | Early childhood caries health perceptions psychosocial aspects of oral health quality of life |
| url | http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2014;volume=25;issue=5;spage=559;epage=566;aulast=Mathur |
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