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Validation of an Enhanced Questionnaire Designed to Assess Stress and Social Support in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis

Background: In this study, we enhanced a diagnostic questionnaire which had been previously developed to measure stress and social support. Methods: 101 patients with chronic periodontitis and 50 healthy control subjects completed our questionnaire package after which we analyzed the data for trends and associations. Results: Our enhanced questionnaire provided a valid and reliable measure of stress and social support in patients with chronic periodontitis. Conclusion: Our enhanced questionnaire provided both a valid and a reliable measure of stress and social support in patients with chronic periodontitis however requires further refinement to predict periodontal disease experience and severity.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/18830
Date15 February 2010
CreatorsLevine, Jill
ContributorsGlogauer, Michael
Source SetsUniversity of Toronto
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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