Thomson William Murray, van der Putten Gert-Jan, de Baat Cees, Ikebe Kazunori, Matsuda Ken-ichi, Enoki Kaori, Hopcraft Matthew S, Ling Guo Y
Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2011 Sep;112(3):322-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.03.024. Epub 2011 Jul 16.
The aim of this study was to determine the validity and properties of the Summated Xerostomia Inventory-Dutch Version in samples from Australia, The Netherlands, Japan, and New Zealand.
Six cross-sectional samples of older people from The Netherlands (n = 50), Australia (n = 637; n = 245), Japan (n = 401), and New Zealand (n = 167; n = 86) were enrolled. Data were analyzed by using the Summated Xerostomia Inventory-Dutch Version.
All datasets revealed a single extracted factor which explained about one-half of the variance, with Cronbach alpha values ≥0.70. When mean scale scores were plotted against a "gold-standard" xerostomia question, statistically significant gradients were observed, with the highest score seen in those who always had dry mouth, and the lowest in those who never had it.
The Summated Xerostomia Inventory-Dutch Version is valid for measuring xerostomia symptoms in clinical and epidemiologic research.
本研究旨在确定荷兰版口干燥症综合量表在来自澳大利亚、荷兰、日本和新西兰的样本中的有效性和特性。
纳入了来自荷兰(n = 50)、澳大利亚(n = 637;n = 245)、日本(n = 401)和新西兰(n = 167;n = 86)的六个老年人横断面样本。使用荷兰版口干燥症综合量表对数据进行分析。
所有数据集均显示出一个提取因子,该因子解释了约一半的方差,克朗巴哈α值≥0.70。当将平均量表得分与一个“金标准”口干燥症问题进行对比绘制时,观察到具有统计学意义的梯度,口干者得分最高,无口干者得分最低。
荷兰版口干燥症综合量表在临床和流行病学研究中可有效测量口干燥症症状。