Amruta Naik|Mike T. John|Nidhi Kohli|Karl Self|Patricia M. Flynn
Validation of the English-language version of 5-item Oral Health Impact Profile
University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota
oral health impact profile ohip currently widely used oral healthrelated quality life ohrqol instrument study validated englishlanguage 5item ohip investigating psychometric properties dimensionality reliability validity adult general populationin 405 subjects mean age 45157 years 63 female 2014 minnesota state fair dimensionality investigated confirmatory factor analysis construct validity assessed using structural equation model correlating ohrqol selfreported global oral health status reliability calculated using cronbachs alpha ohip5 total scoresin confirmatory factor analysis unidimensional model fit ohip5 well indicated fit indices rmsea 007 srmr 003 comparative fit indices 095 structural equation model selfreported global oral health status correlated 046 latent ohrqol factor indicating sufficient construct validity cronbachs alpha measure score reliability satisfactory 075we validated englishlanguage version ohip5 adult general population ultrashort instruments 5item ohip provide conceptually appealing technically feasible opportunity measure impact oral disorders dental interventions settings general dental practice burden collect interpret ohrqol information needs minimized