Department of Prosthodontics, VSPM's Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, India.
Gerodontology. 2012 Jun;29(2):e1052-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00609.x. Epub 2012 Jan 9.
To translate the original English version of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) into Hindi and assess its validity and reliability for use among people in India.
After translation into Hindi, a total of 385 participants aged 55+ demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability when used for people in India. Individual GOHAI items were recorded and summed as originally recommended. The questionnaire sought information about socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported perception of general and oral health. Clinical examination included assessment of periodontal status and number of decayed teeth, missing teeth, filled teeth and crowned teeth.
Mean GOHAI score was 40.9 (SD, 10.6; range, 12-60). Cronbach's alpha for the GOHAI score was 0.88, indicating a high degree of internal consistency and homogeneity between the GOHAI items. The test-retest correlation coefficient for add-GOHAI scores was 0.72, indicating good stability. Add-GOHAI scores increased with poorer perceived general and oral health. Convergent validity, construct validity and discriminant validity of the GOHAI were demonstrated.
It could therefore be used as a valuable instrument for measuring oral health-related quality of life for people in this region.
将老年口腔健康评估指数（GOHAI）的原始英文版本翻译成印地语，并评估其在印度人群中的有效性和可靠性。
翻译成印地语后，共有 385 名 55 岁以上的参与者表现出可接受的有效性和可靠性，可用于印度人群。如最初建议的那样，记录并汇总了个别 GOHAI 项目。该问卷收集了社会人口统计学特征以及对一般和口腔健康的自我报告感知信息。临床检查包括牙周状况评估以及龋齿、缺牙、补牙和镶牙的数量。
GOHAI 评分的平均值为 40.9（SD，10.6；范围，12-60）。GOHAI 评分的克朗巴赫α系数为 0.88，表明 GOHAI 项目之间具有高度的内部一致性和同质性。加性 GOHAI 评分的重测相关系数为 0.72，表明稳定性良好。加性 GOHAI 评分随较差的一般和口腔健康感知而增加。GOHAI 的收敛效度、结构效度和判别效度得到了验证。
因此，它可以作为衡量该地区人群口腔健康相关生活质量的有价值工具。
