Aim. To investigate the cross cultural validity of a French language version of a questionnaire that measures Oral Health related Quality of Life in young children. Method. Data were collected from community-based and hospital dental clinic-based samples of parent-child dyads. Cross cultural validity was assessed through: (i) internal consistency; (ii) test-retest reliability; (iii) convergent validity; (iv) discriminative validity; (v) cross cultural comparison and (vi) responsiveness to change. Results. Indicators of internal consistency and test-retest reliability were very good. Indicators for convergent validity were good. The instrument could discriminate between the population and clinic based samples. The cross cultural comparison suggested differences between English and French speaking groups. The responsiveness evaluation was non-conclusive. Conclusions. These results suggest this French language questionnaire has good reliability and validity, although responsiveness remains to be demonstrated.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.99344 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Li, Shanshan, 1979- |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Faculty of Dentistry.) |
| Rights | © Shanshan Li, 2006 |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002566782, proquestno: AAIMR28502, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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