Psychometric properties of the Thai version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5‐year‐old children

Autor: Wilai Ariyavutikul, Varangkanar Jirarattanasopha, Duangporn Duangthip, Sherry Shiqian Gao
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 33:113-123
ISSN: 1365-263X
0960-7439
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13026
Popis: As caries prevalence in Thai preschool children is very high and its consequences have scarcely been evaluated, the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5-year-old children (SOHO-5) is considered as an appropriate tool to measure the children's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).To translate the SOHO-5 into Thai (Th-SOHO-5) and assess its psychometric characteristics.The cross-cultural adaptation of the SOHO-5 into Thai comprised forward-backward translation by experts and face validation by 20 child-parent dyads. To evaluate psychometric properties of the final version, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 306 child-parent pairs using an interview mode for children and a self-administered mode for parents. A trained investigator examined children's caries status.The Th-SOHO-5 showed satisfactory psychometric characteristics. Cronbach's alpha values were above 0.8 for both child and proxy reports. Overall intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.9. Factor analysis supported a single-factor structure model of the Th-SOHO-5 and showed an excellent fit. Th-SOHO-5 scores were correlated with all global rating scales of oral health and well-being. Children with higher caries experience or caries with pulpal involvement demonstrated significantly higher Th-SOHO-5 scores.The Th-SOHO-5 possessed good reliability and validity. It can be used to evaluate the OHRQoL of preschool children in Thailand.
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