Development and Initial Validation of the Oral Health Activities Questionnaire

被引:5
作者
Aranza, Diana [1 ]
Nota, Alessandro [2 ]
Galic, Tea [3 ]
Kozina, Slavica [4 ]
Tecco, Simona [2 ]
Poklepovic Pericic, Tina [3 ]
Milavic, Boris [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Split, Dept Hlth Studies, Split 21000, Croatia
[2] Univ Vita Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Hosp, Dent Sch, I-20132 Milan, Italy
[3] Univ Split, Sch Med, Study Dent Med, Dept Prosthodont, Split 21000, Croatia
[4] Univ Split, Sch Med, Dept Psychol Med, Split 21000, Croatia
[5] Univ Split, Fac Kinesiol, Split 21000, Croatia
关键词
oral hygiene; oral health status; orientation to DMD; regularity of tooth brushing; toothache; tooth fillings; university students; SELF-REPORTED NUMBER; DENTAL STUDENTS; VALIDITY; ATTITUDES; BEHAVIOR; UNIVERSITY; KNOWLEDGE; RELIABILITY; JAPANESE; HABITS;
D O I
10.3390/ijerph19095556
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Background: The purpose of this study was to introduce a new Oral Health Activities Questionnaire (OHAQ, hereinafter) that examines different activities and behaviours related to the oral hygiene regimen of each analysed subject. Methods: A sample of 658 students was analysed to determine the OHAQ scale's basic metric characteristics. To determine the construct validity of the OHAQ, descriptive statistics and correlation analysis, as well as differences testing, were applied to groups of subjects on the basis of self-reported oral status measures. Results: The dimensions of oral health activities were determined, and the scales for their measurement were constructed. Females and males differed in the OHAQ questionnaire measures. Significant but low intercorrelations were found among the measures. In the female and male subsample, four different oral health (OH, hereinafter) types of subjects were identified, exhibiting different characteristic behaviours regarding oral health. OHAQ scales showed good discriminant validity, revealing the differences related to specific self-reported oral status measures (e.g., frequency of toothache and the number of filled teeth). Conclusions: The OHAQ represents a satisfactory measurement instrument for determining the level of OH activities and for doing quick and reliable classifications of the participating subjects according to their OH activities and behaviours. The process of further validation and advancements of the OHAQ scales and measures should be continued through a clinical examination of subjects.
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