Measurement of oral health–related quality of life in children—a step forward
Article Title and Bibliographic Information
Oral health–related quality of life for 8- to 10-year-old children: an assessment of a new measure. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2005;33(5):326-32.
Level of Evidence
3a
Purpose/Question
To assess the reliability and construct validity of the Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life for 8- to 10-year-olds (COHRQoL) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and to test the measurement properties of latent variables believed to define the multidimensional construct of OHRQoL.
Source of Funding
Government
Type of Study/Design
Survey
Department of Community Oral Health and Pediatric Dentistry Faculty of Health Sciences University of Aarhus Vennelyst Boulevard 9, DK-Aarhus 8000 C Denmark
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