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Article: Development and validation of the Oral health behavior questionnaire for adolescents based on the health belief model (OHBQAHBM)

TitleDevelopment and validation of the Oral health behavior questionnaire for adolescents based on the health belief model (OHBQAHBM)
Authors
KeywordsAdolescents
Oral health-related behavior
Psychological factor
Questionnaires
Validation
Issue Date2020
PublisherBioMed Central Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/
Citation
BMC Public Health, 2020, v. 20, p. article no. 701 How to Cite?
AbstractBACKGROUND: Oral health belief is a prerequisite of changing oral health behaviors especially during adolescence. However, there is a paucity of well-established questionnaire for use among adolescents. This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument to evaluate adolescents' beliefs about oral health behaviors using health belief model. METHODS: A preliminary 43-item questionnaire was developed by an expert panel. Then the questionnaire was finalized by decreasing the number of items to 35 by analyzing the results from face validity and factor analysis from 421 Hong Kong secondary school students. The content validity were evaluated by a panel of 2 behavioral scientists, 2 dentists, 2 schoolteachers and 10 adolescents. The construct validity of the questionnaire was assessed by performing exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient, item-total correlation and intraclass coefficient were used to test its reliability. In addition, to confirm its applicability, multiple regression analysis and path analysis were used to evaluate the possibility of HBM as predictors for oral health behaviors and oral hygiene status. RESULTS: The initial analysis extracted six factors that jointly accounted for 62.47% of the variance observed. Based on CFA, the final version of the questionnaire consisted of 35 items and the data of the final version fitted the model well. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the subscale (> 0.7), item-total correlations (0.47-0.91) and the intraclass coefficient (0.82-0.91) were all above acceptable thresholds. The results of multiple regression analysis and path analysis confirmed its ability to predict oral health behaviors and status. CONCLUSIONS: The present findings indicate satisfactory validity, reliability and applicability of the proposed Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents based on the Health Belief Model (OHBQAHBM) for measuring oral health beliefs of adolescents. This questionnaire can be used as an instrument to measure oral health beliefs and predict oral health behavior and oral hygiene status of adolescents.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/290864
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dc.contributor.authorXiang, B-
dc.contributor.authorWong, HM-
dc.contributor.authorCao, W-
dc.contributor.authorperfecto, AP-
dc.contributor.authorMcGrath, CPJ-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-02T05:48:12Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-02T05:48:12Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health, 2020, v. 20, p. article no. 701-
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/290864-
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Oral health belief is a prerequisite of changing oral health behaviors especially during adolescence. However, there is a paucity of well-established questionnaire for use among adolescents. This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument to evaluate adolescents' beliefs about oral health behaviors using health belief model. METHODS: A preliminary 43-item questionnaire was developed by an expert panel. Then the questionnaire was finalized by decreasing the number of items to 35 by analyzing the results from face validity and factor analysis from 421 Hong Kong secondary school students. The content validity were evaluated by a panel of 2 behavioral scientists, 2 dentists, 2 schoolteachers and 10 adolescents. The construct validity of the questionnaire was assessed by performing exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient, item-total correlation and intraclass coefficient were used to test its reliability. In addition, to confirm its applicability, multiple regression analysis and path analysis were used to evaluate the possibility of HBM as predictors for oral health behaviors and oral hygiene status. RESULTS: The initial analysis extracted six factors that jointly accounted for 62.47% of the variance observed. Based on CFA, the final version of the questionnaire consisted of 35 items and the data of the final version fitted the model well. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the subscale (> 0.7), item-total correlations (0.47-0.91) and the intraclass coefficient (0.82-0.91) were all above acceptable thresholds. The results of multiple regression analysis and path analysis confirmed its ability to predict oral health behaviors and status. CONCLUSIONS: The present findings indicate satisfactory validity, reliability and applicability of the proposed Oral Health Behavior Questionnaire for Adolescents based on the Health Belief Model (OHBQAHBM) for measuring oral health beliefs of adolescents. This questionnaire can be used as an instrument to measure oral health beliefs and predict oral health behavior and oral hygiene status of adolescents.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/-
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Public Health-
dc.rightsBMC Public Health. Copyright © BioMed Central Ltd.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectAdolescents-
dc.subjectOral health-related behavior-
dc.subjectPsychological factor-
dc.subjectQuestionnaires-
dc.subjectValidation-
dc.titleDevelopment and validation of the Oral health behavior questionnaire for adolescents based on the health belief model (OHBQAHBM)-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailWong, HM: wonghmg@hkucc.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailMcGrath, CPJ: mcgrathc@hkucc.hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.authorityMcGrath, CPJ=rp00037-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-020-08851-x-
dc.identifier.pmid32414375-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC7227318-
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dc.identifier.hkuros318287-
dc.identifier.volume20-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 701-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 701-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000536161900008-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl1471-2458-

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