Self-Management Ability Questionnaire Validation in Portuguese Adults With Periodontitis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to test the psychometric validity of the adapted and translated Self-Management Ability Questionnaire-Short Form (SMAQ-12) to Portuguese.

Methods

The translation and adaptation of the SMAQ-12 followed international guidelines. We included 280 participants with chronic periodontitis from the Department of Periodontology of the Egas Moniz Dental Clinic. Participants completed the Portuguese version of the SMAQ-12 (SMAQ-12-PT), a 12-item scale with 3 conceptual domains (Role Management, Medical Management, and Emotional Management). The validity of the content, its construct and internal consistency, as well as test-retest reliability were used to estimate psychometric properties.

Results

The SMAQ-12-PT showed an interclass correlation coefficient val

SUBMITTER: Gobin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10658420 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature