Open AccessDevelopment and initial validation of an oral health-related quality of life scale for older adolescents
Author(s) -
R M Baiju,
Peter Elbe,
N O Varghese,
Jolly Mary Varughese,
Remadevi Sivaram,
Vivek Narayan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_742_17
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , construct validity , quality of life (healthcare) , discriminant validity , intraclass correlation , medicine , face validity , scale (ratio) , socioeconomic status , logistic regression , clinical psychology , criterion validity , convergent validity , explained variation , psychometrics , gerontology , population , environmental health , physics , nursing , quantum mechanics , machine learning , computer science , internal consistency
Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) perception is age-dependent and therefore different for children, adolescents, and adults. Adolescents are a critical age group with specific oral health needs. Oral health needs assessment is not complete without the estimation of OHRQoL.