Assessing the evaluative properties of the Child Oral Health Quality of Life Questionnaire (COHQoL) in the context of orthodontic treatment.
Published: 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780494210987
Description: To establish its evaluative properties, patients from the Graduate Orthodontic Clinic, University of Toronto and their parents, were selected to complete the Child Oral Health Questionnaire---an oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measure---both before commencement and after completion of the child's orthodontic treatment. The initial malocclusion and final orthodontic result were assessed using two occlusal indices (PAR and DAI) to determine normative orthodontic need. Statistical analyses were conducted to establish significant correlations and to evaluate the questionnaire's properties.It was concluded that although the overall sample size was small, the questionnaires showed evidence of longitudinal construct validity and responsiveness, and an ability to detect a positive change from pre- to post-orthodontic treatment. There also seemed to be a positive correlation between normative orthodontic need and impact on OHRQoL, although not statistically significant. No relationship, however, was found between treatment of malocclusion and change in OHRQoL in this sample.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-03, page: 1441.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

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