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Validation of the Spanish version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14Sp) in elderly Chileans

BACKGROUND The OHIP-49 is widely used to assess oral health-related quality of life, but its length makes it time-consuming and difficult to use. An abbreviated version of the OHIP-49 with fourteen items has been validated for older adults, but not in Chile. The aim was to develop and validate the Spanish version of the OHIP-14 in an elderly Chilean population. METHODS Two studies were conduc...

Validation of the Spanish version of the oral health impact profile to assess an association between quality of life and oral health of elderly Chileans.

OBJECTIVE To validate the Spanish version of the OHIP-49 among elderly population. BACKGROUND Oral health, as a predictor of quality of life, can be evaluated using validated instruments. One of the most commonly used instruments worldwide is the Oral Health Impact Profile-49 (OHIP-49). This instrument has not yet been validated in Chilean older adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS Interviews and ...

Validity and reliability of the Persian version of the oral health impact profile (OHIP)-14

Background: The need for assessment of oral health related quality of life has been increased over the last decades. The aim of this study was to develop a Persian version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)-14 and to evaluate its reliability and validity for its use in Persian-speaking communities. Methods: The original version of the OHIP-14 was translated into the Persian language using...

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Validation the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14sp) for adults in Spain.

OBJECTIVES The oral health-related quality of life indicators are increasingly used to measure the impact of oral conditions on quality of life to complement clinical data in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. One of the most internationally spread indicators is the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), but it has still never been applied in Spain. The aim of this study was to validate t...