Adaptation and validation of a nepali version of the Child-Oral Impacts on Daily Performances Index (C-OIDP)

K Saujanya; L Marja-Liisa; H Manoj; P Jari; A Vuokko

doi:10.1922/CDH_4164Saujanya08

Adaptation and validation of a nepali version of the Child-Oral Impacts on Daily Performances Index (C-OIDP)

Community Dent Health. 2018 May 30;35(2):119-126. doi: 10.1922/CDH_4164Saujanya08.

Authors

K Saujanya^{1

2}, L Marja-Liisa¹, H Manoj², P Jari³, A Vuokko^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences, Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Oulu, Finland.
² School of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu University, Nepal.
³ Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Oulu, Finland.
⁴ Medical Research Center, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Finland.

PMID: 29697212
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_4164Saujanya08

Abstract

The need for culturally validated measures of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) has been increasing in recent years.

Objectives: To adapt the Child-Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (C-OIDP) index into the Nepali language and to validate it, to assess and compare the outcomes of self-reported oral problems, and to validate a structured questionnaire on general hygiene practices, oral hygiene practices, dietary habits, and use of tobacco.

Basic research design: A school-based cross-sectional study on pilot and national samples.

Participants: Nepalese schoolchildren representing WHO index age groups (5-6-year-olds, 12-year-olds, and 15-year-olds). The study was conducted on a pilot sample (n=128) selected conveniently and a national sample (n=1,052), selected from 18 sampling sites on the basis of the stratified random sampling method.

Main outcome measures: Adapted and validated Nepali C-OIDP Results: The Nepali C-OIDP showed excellent validation and reliability tests in both studies. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.82 and 0.71 respectively in the pilot and national study. The most common self-reported oral problem was toothache, which was statistically significantly higher in the national sample.

Conclusions: The Nepali C-OIDP index is valid and reliable for measuring oral impacts on daily performance among schoolchildren of Nepal.

Keywords: Adaptation; Nepal; children; cross-cultural; linguistics; oral health; psychometrics; quality of life; self-report.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Achievement
Activities of Daily Living*
Adolescent
Child
Child Behavior
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental Health Surveys*
Female
Humans
Male
Nepal
Oral Health*
Psychometrics
Quality of Life*
Reproducibility of Results
Self Report