Validity and reliability of a questionnaire for measuring child oral-health-related quality of life

J Dent Res. 2002 Jul;81(7):459-63. doi: 10.1177/154405910208100705.

Abstract

Oral-health-related quality of life measures that exist are designed for adults. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the CPQ(11-14), a self-report measure of the impact of oral and oro-facial conditions on 11- to 14-year-old children. An item pool was generated with the use of a literature review and interviews with health professionals, parents, and child patients. The 36 items rated the most frequent and bothersome by 83 children were selected for the CPQ(11-14). Validity testing involved a new sample of 123 children. Test-retest reliability was assessed in a subgroup of these children (n = 65). Mean CPQ(11-14) scores were highest for oro-facial (31.4), lower for orthodontic (24.3), and lowest for pedodontic (23.3) patients. There were significant associations between the CPQ(11-14) score and global ratings of oral health (p < 0.05) and overall well-being (p < 0.01). The Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlation coefficient for the CPQ(11-14) were 0.91 and 0.90, respectively. These results suggest that the CPQ(11-14) is valid and reliable.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Attitude to Health*
  • Child
  • Child Behavior*
  • Cleft Lip / physiopathology
  • Cleft Lip / psychology
  • Cleft Palate / physiopathology
  • Cleft Palate / psychology
  • Dental Caries / physiopathology
  • Dental Caries / psychology
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Emotions
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Malocclusion / physiopathology
  • Malocclusion / psychology
  • Oral Health*
  • Quality of Life*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Social Behavior
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Surveys and Questionnaires