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Concurrent validity of the COHIP.

Neil Dunlow1, Ceib Phillips, Hillary L Broder

  • 1U.S. Air Force, Dental Corp, Omaha, NE, USA.

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
|August 31, 2007
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The Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) effectively measures children's oral health quality of life, correlating well with self-concept and social anxiety. This supports its use in dental research and treatment studies.

Area of Science:

  • Oral Health Research
  • Psychometrics
  • Child Psychology

Background:

  • Assessing children's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) is crucial for understanding treatment impacts.
  • The Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) is a condition-specific measure designed for this purpose.
  • Validating the COHIP against established psychological measures is essential for its reliable application.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the concurrent validity of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) in children aged 9-14.
  • To examine the relationships between children's perceived OHRQOL and their dentofacial image, social anxiety, and self-concept.

Main Methods:

  • An observational validation study involving 52 children undergoing orthodontic treatment.
  • Participants completed the COHIP and standardized questionnaires for self-concept, social anxiety, and dentofacial image.

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  • Pearson's correlations were calculated to assess relationships between COHIP domains and other measures.

    • Main Results:

    • 77% of expected correlations between COHIP domains and other measures were observed, supporting concurrent validity.
    • Perception of dentofacial appearance positively correlated with most COHIP domains.
    • COHIP domains showed significant correlations with self-concept and social anxiety measures.

    Conclusions:

    • The study supports the concurrent validity of the COHIP for assessing children's OHRQOL.
    • The COHIP is a responsive and sensitive measure for condition-specific oral health research in children.
    • COHIP's focus on oral health enhances its utility in dental treatment and epidemiological studies.