Development and Validation of the Oral Health Values Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Oral health values, the degree to which one places importance on or demonstrates investment in improving or maintaining one's dental status, are believed to vary across individuals. Research on this construct is in its infancy, so a new Oral Health Values Scale (OHVS) was developed and validated. The aim was to create a multidimensional measure of oral health values that could be used in future epidemiological or behavioural investigations involving determinants of dental treatment-seeking behaviour and/or oral health.

Methods

The OHVS was developed in three cross-sectional phases. A 45-item pool was developed, and 12 expert raters from various oral health professions rated the items for their representativeness and relevance, as well as specificity and clarity. B

SUBMITTER: Edwards CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8518540 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature