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Collegium antropologicum, Vol. 33 No. 4, 2009.

Original scientific paper

The Slovenian Version of the Oral Health Impact Profile Questionnaire (OHIP-SVN): Translation and Psychometric Properties

Ksenija Rener-Sitar ; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Asja Čelebić ; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Nikola Petričević ; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Milan Papić ; College of Business and Economy »Libertas«, Zagreb, Croatia
Dime Sapundzhiev ; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Andrej Kansky ; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ljubo Marion ; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Igor Kopač ; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Lijana Zaletel-Kragelj ; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to develop and to test the psychometric properties of the Slovenian version (OHIP-SVN) in the new cultural context. Construct validity was tested on 430 subjects, test-retest reliability on 60 subjects, internal consistency on 460 subjects, and responsiveness on 30 patients with a treatment demand (toothache). The significant association between the OHIP summary scores and the self-reported oral health (p<0.001) confirmed the construct validity. The test-retest reliability showed high intraclass correlation coefficients and no significant differences between the two administrations (p>0.05). The internal consistency showed high Cronbach’s alpha (0.97). The responsiveness was confirmed by the statistically significant difference between the mean OHIP score at baseline and follow-up (p<0.001) and by a considerable effect size in the patients with a treatment demand (0.515). The OHIP-SVN, as one of the first translation into one of the Slavic family of the languages proves that this instrument is suitable for the assessment of the Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Slovenia.

Keywords

oral health; quality of life; reliability; OHIP; psychometrics; reliability; validity; questionnaires; dentistry; Slovenia

Hrčak ID:

51492

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/51492

Publication date:

1.12.2009.

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