Development and Initial Validation of the Oral Health Activities Questionnaire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480703 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Aranza (0000-0002-0806-1065, University of Split, corresponding author), Alessandro Nota (0000-0003-3651-1251, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University), Tea Galić (0000-0003-1092-4074, University of Split), Slavica Kozina (University of Split), Simona Tecco (0000-0003-2986-1114, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University), Tina Poklepović Peričić (0000-0002-9686-5062, University of Split), Boris Milavić (0000-0002-3173-6649, University of Split) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 5556-5556 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19095556 |
| PMID | 35564951 |
| OpenAlex | W4225307135 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 44 |
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
Construct validity · Descriptive statistics · Discriminant validity · Metric (unit · Oral health · Oral hygiene · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Toothache · Clinical Psychology · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Health and Wellbeing Research · Mathematics · Medicine · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |