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Health measurement for oral health-related quality of life

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15592221
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Social dentistry
Research InstitutionUniversity of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Principal Investigator

IDE Reiko  University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, Research Associate, 産業生態科学研究所, 助手 (70352325)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 吉村 健清  産業医科大学, 産業生態科学研究所, 教授 (20037435)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Keywordsoral health / questionnaire / quality of life / health measurement
Research Abstract

Oral health-related quality of life (OHQOL) has been an area of growing research interest in dentistry in recent years. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) was selected as an appropriate measure for studying the OHQOL in a Japanese population. The original OHIP was translated into Japanese. To validate the Japanese version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-J) for use among young and middle-aged adults, I analyzed using data involved items for the OHIP-J and selfrated oral health, denture wearing, number of missing teeth, work type, occupational rank, gender, and age. The adjusted total OHIP-J scores for respondents who rated their oral health as poor were higher than those who did not. In addition, the variable of missing teeth was significantly associated with the OHIP-J total and subscale scores independent of gender, age and denture wearing. These findings suggest that the OHIP-J is suitable for assessing the Oral health-related quality of life of young and middle-aged adults in Japan. However, the translation process did not strictly adhere to these recommended guidelines. In this respect the OHIP-J had limitations for the use for cross-cultural research.
Because the OHIP consists of 49 items grouped into seven subscales lengthily a short-form version of OHIP-J was derived for use in young and middle-aged adults, and to evaluate its properties. We derived a subset of 18 items from OHIP-J (OHIP-JA18), grouped into four subscales : "functional limitation", "physical pain", "psychological discomfort", and "disability & handicap". The OHIP-JA18 captures four subscales that are based on a new conceptual framework, a simplified Locker's adaptation for oral health of the ICIDH model of health OHIP-JA18 demonstrated acceptable measurement parameters (internal consistency floor effect, construct validity, and responsiveness) to justify its use in outcome assessment for the OHQOL of young and middle-aged Japanese workers.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All Other

All Journal Article (2 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Japanese version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) - validation among young and middle-aged adults

    • Author(s)
      Reiko Ide
    • Journal Title

      Community Dental Health (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The Japanese version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)- validation among young and middle-aged adults

    • Author(s)
      Reiko Ide
    • Journal Title

      Community Dental Health (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 井手玲子, 上野くみ子, 山本良子: "Oral Health Impact Profileとその活用-口腔のQOL評価から患者さんを診る・知る-"歯科衛生士. 27. 44-47 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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