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Article

Development and Initial Validation of the Oral Health Activities Questionnaire

by
Diana Aranza
1,*,
Alessandro Nota
2,
Tea Galić
3,
Slavica Kozina
4,
Simona Tecco
2,
Tina Poklepović Peričić
3 and
Boris Milavić
5
1
Department of Health Studies, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
2
Dental School, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
3
Department of Prosthodontics, Study of Dental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
4
Department of Psychological Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
5
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(9), 5556; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095556
Submission received: 25 March 2022 / Revised: 28 April 2022 / Accepted: 28 April 2022 / Published: 3 May 2022
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Abstract

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.
Keywords: oral hygiene; oral health status; orientation to DMD; regularity of tooth brushing; toothache; tooth fillings; university students oral hygiene; oral health status; orientation to DMD; regularity of tooth brushing; toothache; tooth fillings; university students

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Aranza, D.; Nota, A.; Galić, T.; Kozina, S.; Tecco, S.; Poklepović Peričić, T.; Milavić, B. Development and Initial Validation of the Oral Health Activities Questionnaire. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 5556. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095556

AMA Style

Aranza D, Nota A, Galić T, Kozina S, Tecco S, Poklepović Peričić T, Milavić B. Development and Initial Validation of the Oral Health Activities Questionnaire. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(9):5556. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095556

Chicago/Turabian Style

Aranza, Diana, Alessandro Nota, Tea Galić, Slavica Kozina, Simona Tecco, Tina Poklepović Peričić, and Boris Milavić. 2022. "Development and Initial Validation of the Oral Health Activities Questionnaire" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 9: 5556. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095556

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Aranza, D., Nota, A., Galić, T., Kozina, S., Tecco, S., Poklepović Peričić, T., & Milavić, B. (2022). Development and Initial Validation of the Oral Health Activities Questionnaire. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), 5556. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095556

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