Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the oral health values scale for the Portuguese population

Machado, Vanessa; Mendonça, André; Proença, Luís; Mendes, José João; Botelho, João; McNeill, Daniel W.; Delgado, Ana Sintra

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Background: To adapt and validate cross-culturally the Oral Health Values (OHVS) questionnaire to Portuguese language. Methods: The OHVS questionnaire was culturally translated and adapted according to international guidelines. We enrolled 280 patients in a population-based epidemiological survey conducted at the Egas Moniz Dental Clinic (Almada, Portugal). The participants answered the Portuguese version of the OHVS (OHVS-PT), which is a 12-item scale with four-factor structure (Professional Dental Care, Appearance and Health, Flossing and Retaining Natural Teeth factor). Psychometric properties were tested using content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability. Results: The OHVS-PT presented adequate reliability (ICC = 0.93, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.86; 0.97, p < 0.001) with values for the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the sub-constructs ranging from 0.92 to 0.98. In the Confirmatory Factor Analysis, the final models presented good fit, with the Comparative Fit Indices ranging from 0.882 to 0.891 and the root-mean-squared error of Approximation between 0.065 and 0.069. Conclusions: The OHVS-PT was shown to be a valid and reliable tool to assess oral health values in a Portuguese population. Further studies should evaluate the psychometric properties of the oral personal representation on dental specialties and its impact on dental appointments and procedures.

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oral health values psychometric properties

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Machado V, Mendonça A, Proença L, Mendes JJ, Botelho J, McNeill DW, Delgado AS. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Oral Health Values Scale for the Portuguese Population. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2022; 12(5):672. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12050672