Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Validation of an English version of the Child-OIDP index, an oral health-related quality of life measure for children | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Validation of an English version of the Child-OIDP index an oral health-related quality of life measure for children Huda Yusuf1 Sudaduang Gherunpong2 Aubrey Sheiham1 and Georgios Tsakos 1 Open Access Address Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London UK and 2Department of Community Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry Chulalongkorn University. Bangkok Thailand Email Sudaduang Gherunpong - Aubrey Sheiham - Georgios Tsakos - Corresponding author Published 01 July 2006 Received 22 March 2006 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006 4 38 doi 1477-7525-4-38 Accepted 01 July 2006 This article is available from http content 4 1 38 2006 Yusuf et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Child-OIDP for use among children in the UK and report on the prevalence of oral impacts in a sample of schoolchildren in Westminster. Methods Children aged 10-11 years in the final year of primary school year 6 were selected from seven schools where annual screenings are carried out. A total of 228 children participated 99 response rate . A clinical examination was conducted followed by a questionnaire designed to measure oral health-related quality of life in children namely the Child-OIDP. The psychometric properties of the Child-OIDP were evaluated in terms of face content and concurrent validity in addition to internal and test-retest reliability. Results The Child-OIDP revealed excellent validity and good reliability. Weighted Kappa was . Cronbach s alpha .
