Oral Health Literacy Adult Questionnaire
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Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Comprehension
Specific context:
Dental Health
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Paper and pencil, Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
17
Sample size in validation study:
402
Language of validated version:
Mandarin
Main article reference
Ho MH, Montayre J, Chang HR, Joo JY, Naghibi Sistani MM, Lin YK, Traynor V, Chang CC, Liu MF. Validation and evaluation of the Mandarin version of the oral health literacy adult questionnaire in Taiwan. Public Health Nurs. 2020 Mar;37(2):303-309. doi: 10.1111/phn.12688. Epub 2019 Nov 19. PMID: 31742791.
Corresponding author
Mu-Hsing Ho
Description
The Oral Health Literacy Adult Questionnaire (OHL-AQ) was developed to assess
functional literacy levels of oral health concepts.
Year Measure first Published: 2020
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
0-9 inadequate oral literacy; 10-12 marginal; 12-17 adequate oral literacy
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
China
Content validity:
The content validity was examined by five experts specialized in dentistry, oral health
science, public health, and community health nursing regarding the accuracy, content
suitability and clarity of the translated scale and amendments were made based on their
expert opinions. A content validity index (CVI) value ≥80% was used as the assessment
standard (the proportion in which ≥80% of the experts agreed with scores ≥3 points on the
scale). All suggestions of experts were considered in modifying the questionnaire. The mean
score of total 17 items was 3.79, and the overall CVI calculated for MOHL-AQ was 95%.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.77
