Cássia Pérola dos Anjos Braga Pires|Marcos Bosi Ferraz|Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu
Translation into Brazilian portuguese, cultural adaptation and validation of the oral health impact profile (OHIP-49)
Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Centro Universitário Newton Paiva
aim study develop portuguese version ohip49 used brazil adopted methodology involves translation backtranslation revision first version cultural adaptation evaluation measurement properties questionnaire administered interviews 60 yearold older brazilian people kendalltau correlation coefficient used assess reproducibility cronbach alpha coefficient used verify internal consistency kruskalwallis mannwhitney u tests used assess validity reproducibility shown statistically significant coefficients ranging 072 074 dimensions three interviews cronbach alpha coefficients 096 090 respectively dimensions interviews total items constructive validity demonstrated comparison questionnaire dimensions clinical parameters showed statistical significance presence carious lesion p 005 significant correlations similar dimensions ohip49 sf36 also identified p 005 present sample portuguese version ohip49 presented results similar found literature proved reproducible valid parameter evaluating impact oral conditions quality life brazilians