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Structure and Validity of Questionnaire for Oral Frail Screening.

ABSTRACT: Oral frailty is defined as the mild decline in oral function and located at the early and reversible stage of frailty. Therefore, early detection and early treatment of oral frailty is very useful. Simple and easy questionnaires, such as an oral frailty checklist, have been widely used for the screening and enlightenment of oral frailty of the Japanese people. We evaluate the structure and validity of the oral frailty checklist. The questionnaire of oral frailty was distributed for the citizens more than 50 years old from December 2018 to January 2019. The structural validity of the questionnaire is analyzed by structural equation modeling (SEM). The characteristics of the items are analyzed by Item Response Theory (IRT). The data of 725 subjects (360 men, 359 women, 6 no answer, mean age 71.3 ± 9.05) are analyzed. The questionnaire consisted of three latent variables. Items of "Brushing teeth at least twice a day", "Regular attendance of dental clinic", and "Using denture", had low discrimination ability. The questionnaire used in this study is a useful tool for the screening of oral frailty. However, its scoring system needs to be improved.

SUBMITTER: Nomura Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7824860 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structure and Validity of Questionnaire for Oral Frail Screening.

Nomura Yoshiaki Y Ishii Yoshimasa Y Chiba Yota Y Suzuki Shunsuke S Suzuki Akira A Suzuki Senichi S Morita Kenji K Tanabe Joji J Yamakawa Koji K Ishiwata Yasuo Y Ishikawa Meu M Sogabe Kaoru K Kakuta Erika E Okada Ayako A Otsuka Ryoko R Hanada Nobuhiro N

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Oral frailty is defined as the mild decline in oral function and located at the early and reversible stage of frailty. Therefore, early detection and early treatment of oral frailty is very useful. Simple and easy questionnaires, such as an oral frailty checklist, have been widely used for the screening and enlightenment of oral frailty of the Japanese people. We evaluate the structure and validity of the oral frailty checklist. The questionnaire of oral frailty was distributed for the citizens ...[more]

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