Anita M, Bhuminathan S, Priya V, Kumar R Pradeep, Suganya P, Dhanushkodi Charumathi
Research Scholar, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Dec;16(Suppl 5):S4488-S4490. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1008_24. Epub 2025 Jan 30.
This study aims to validate an OHE questionnaire in Tamil to ensure linguistic and cultural accuracy for Tamil-speaking populations.
The study involved English-Tamil fluent adults, using a 15-item OHE questionnaire translated through expert forward and backward translations. An expert panel ensured conceptual equivalence, and a pilot study with 30 participants refined the translation. The final Tamil version was tested for internal consistency with 1500 participants and test-retest reliability with 500 persons.
The Tamil OHE questionnaire demonstrated excellent internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha values >0.99, and high test-retest reliability, with Pearson correlation coefficients >0.90 for most items.
The validated Tamil OHE questionnaire is a reliable tool for evaluating oral health-related quality of life, supporting effective, and culturally appropriate oral health interventions in Tamil-speaking regions.
本研究旨在验证一份泰米尔语的口腔健康影响问卷（OHE），以确保其在语言和文化上对说泰米尔语人群的准确性。
该研究涉及精通英语和泰米尔语的成年人，使用一份包含15个条目的OHE问卷，该问卷通过专家正向和反向翻译得到。一个专家小组确保了概念对等，一项有30名参与者的预试验对翻译进行了完善。最终的泰米尔语版本在1500名参与者中进行了内部一致性测试，并在500人中进行了重测信度测试。
泰米尔语OHE问卷显示出极佳的内部一致性，克朗巴哈系数值>0.99，且重测信度高，大多数条目的皮尔逊相关系数>0.90。
经验证的泰米尔语OHE问卷是评估口腔健康相关生活质量的可靠工具，有助于在说泰米尔语地区开展有效且符合文化背景的口腔健康干预措施。
