Development of new bilingual oral health behavior social support (OHBSS) scales in English and Spanish.

ABSTRACT: This paper describes the simultaneous co-development of Oral Health Behavior Social Support (OHBSS) scales in English and Spanish. OHBSS scales assess social support for toothbrushing, flossing, and dental care utilization, which are targets for interpersonal-level interventions to promote oral health among Hispanic/Latino adults. The focus was on Mexican-origin adults, who comprise the largest United States Hispanic/Latino subgroup and experience a high oral disease burden. All participants self-identified as Mexican-origin adults (ages 21-40 years old), living along the California-Arizona-Mexico border. Independent samples were recruited for each study partnering with Federally Qualified Health Centers. First, we conducted semi-structured interviews about social support for oral health b

SUBMITTER: Finlayson TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11896079 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature