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[Development of a questionnaire to evaluate the cooperation of adolescent orthodontic patients]
Hong-yan Liu1, Hui-shan Li, Kai Jia
1Department of Stomatology of First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China. dslhy2002@yahoo.com.cn
Objective:
To develop a questionnaire to evaluate the cooperation of adolescent orthodontic patients.
Methods:
182 orthodontic patients (9 - 15 years old, 78 boys and 104 girls) with fixed appliance were selected in Dalian. A questionnaire was developed according to the past research and 4 hypotheses.
Results:
The scale is made up of 25 items and 4 factors. The reliability of this scale was confirmed (the reliability coefficient > 0.9 and Cronbach alpha coefficient > 0.7).
Conclusion:
The questionnaire may be used to evaluate the cooperation of orthodontic patients.