. Shaleen Vyas; . Sandesh Nagarajappa; . Pralhad L. Dasar; . Prashant Mishra
Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
AIM: To translate OHIP‑14 into Hindi and test its psychometric properties among school teachercommunity.METHODS: The OHIP‑14 was translated to OHIP‑14‑H using WHO recommended ...
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AIM: To translate OHIP‑14 into Hindi and test its psychometric properties among school teachercommunity.METHODS: The OHIP‑14 was translated to OHIP‑14‑H using WHO recommended translationprotocol. During pre‑testing, an expert panel assessed content validity of the questionnaire. Facevalidity was assessed on a sample of 10 individuals. The OHIP‑14‑H was administered on a randomsample of 170 primary school teachers. Internal consistency and test‑retest reliability were assessedusing Cronbach’s alpha and Intra‑class correlation coefficient (ICC) respectively, with 2 weeksinterval. Predictive validity was tested by comparing OHIP‑14‑H scores with clinical parameters.The concurrent validity was assessed using self‑reported oral health and discriminant validity wasascertained through negative association with sociodemographic variables.RESULTS: The mean OHIP‑14‑H score was 9.57 (S.D = 4.58). ICC and Cronbach’s alphafor OHIP‑14‑H was 0.96 and 0.92 respectively. Concurrent validity using binomial regressionmodel indicated that good (OR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.55 – 4.47) and moderate (OR = 0.25, 95%CI = 0.17 – 1.87) OHIP‑14‑H scores were negative but significant risk indicators of poor self reportedoral health (P < 0.009). Significant predictive validity was observed between OHIP‑14‑H scores andclinical parameters (P < 0.000).CONCLUSION: Translated and culturally adapted OHIP‑14‑H indicates good reliability and validityamong primary school teachers.
