Abstract
Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to assess of the internal coherence of Bosnian translated version of the Oral Health Impact Profile for Edentulous Patients (OHIP-EDENT-B&H), and evaluated the validity of this version. Material and Methods: OHIP-EDENT-B&H questionnaires were completed by 117 edentulous patients and specialists of prosthodontics in health institutions of central Bosnia. Results: Test-retesting analysis showed strong correlations, r ranging from 0.46 to 0.58, respecting complete dentures, with Kappa= 0.68, that indicated reliability of the questionnaire. The lowest reliability was obtained for Psychological disability (n= 117, a= 0.636) and the highest was obtained for Social disability (a= 0.859). The reliability of the summary scores for OHIP-EDENT-B&H was good (a= 0.907). Content validity for the test group-retest group did not expose significant differences between the groups tested. Conclusions: The OHIPEDENT-B&H instrument for verifying of oral-health-related quality of life in edentulous patients demonstrated good reliability and validity in Bosnian patients.
Highlights
Progress in the field of public health and biomedical research in the late twentieth century has significantly transformed the lives of people by finding cures for many diseases and disorders
For the purpose of this study, the questionnaire Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)-EDENT was used, considering the advantages mentioned in the conclusion of the study, ‘The Modified Short Version of OHIP for the Assessment of the Impact of Oral Health on Quality of Life of Edentulous Patients’
OHIP-EDENT contains 19 questions that are designed so that their frequency response can detect changes in the quality of life related to the oral health of edentulous patients (Table 1a)
Summary
Progress in the field of public health and biomedical research in the late twentieth century has significantly transformed the lives of people by finding cures for many diseases and disorders. In the new era of genetic medicine and bioengineering, people’s expectations are much higher: they want to live longer and well, without damage, disability or handicap, and they want an optimum quality of life. These reasons indicate that there is a need for the formulation of concepts and methods for determining the quality of life related to health, but especially oral health, which is a relatively new field of science. Because of new social norms and cultural values, people expect that their teeth should be maintained throughout life and that pain and dysfunction should be eliminated. The complexity of the rehabilitation of edentulous patients requires developing strategies that meet the expectations of patients from all aspects: functional, aesthetic, psychological and social[3]
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