Development of a Nutrition Questionnaire for Dental Caries Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT: Few existing tools quickly identify dietary behaviours related to dental caries. The objectives of this study were to (i) create a patient-generated questionnaire identifying these dietary behaviours, (ii) capture information on these dietary behaviours in two specific populations via questionnaire pilot testing and (iii) determine questionnaire test-retest reliability. After development, the questionnaire was reviewed by an expert panel. Cognitive interviewing was conducted, followed by pilot testing in a general university campus population (n = 80) and a university dental clinic (n = 10). Retesting was done with the general campus group (n = 53). Most participants reported never receiving dietary advice from professionals regarding caries. Sugary foods were most often consumed as snacks

SUBMITTER: A Patenaude S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7084613 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature