Mark D. Macek|Kathryn A. Atchison|Haiyan Chen|William Wells|D. A. Haynes|Ruth M. Parker|Shurouk Azzo
Oral health conceptual knowledge and its relationships with oral health outcomes: Findings from a Multi?site Health Literacy Study
University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of California, Los Angeles|University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Baltimore|University of Baltimore|Emory University|NYU Langone Health
2010 health literacy instrument designed measure oral health conceptual knowledge introduced developmental work limited included relatively small homogeneous study population oral health measures test concurrent validity purpose present investigation expand upon earlier work utilizing larger study sample additional outcome variablesdata report came multisite oral health literacy research study mohlrs large crosssectional survey conducted two universitybased dental clinics united states mohlrs included multiple assessments administered facetoface interviews conceptual knowledge measured comprehensive measure oral health knowledge cmohk questions selfefficacy utilization dental beliefs attitudes also asked covariates included recruitment site age gender raceethnicity education level languages spokenoverall 18 909 adult participants exhibited low conceptual knowledge cmohk scores significantly associated three health literacy instruments realm shorttest functional health literacy adults tofhla confidence filling forms bivariate multivariable analyses cmohk scores also significantly associated dental beliefs attitudes selfefficacy prevent dental caries periodontal disease cmohk scores associated utilization measured either dental visit dental cleaning last yearthe present investigation provides additional support cmohks validity researchers encouraged incorporate oral health conceptual knowledge theoretical frameworks especially relates beliefs selfefficacy