Systematic review of the tools of oral and dental health literacy: assessment of conceptual dimensions and psychometric properties.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:This article aims to provide a description of conceptual dimensions and psychometric properties of the tools of oral and dental health literacy. METHODS:Two authors in this study conducted electronic searches in the Medline (via PubMed), and Embase databases to find relevant articles from 1990 to present day. Evaluation of the tools was carried out in two parts; general evaluation of the tools using skills introduced by Sørensen et al., and qualitative assessment of psychometric properties using COSMIN checklist. RESULTS:After reviewing 1839 articles on oral and dental health literacy and evaluating 33 full text articles for eligibility, 21 articles entered the study. The sample size varied from 20 to 1405 subjects and the items of each tool ranged from 11 to 99 items. Of the 21

SUBMITTER: Ghaffari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7333397 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature