SynthesisClinical oral investigations2019
Assessing oral health-related quality of life in children and adolescents: a systematic review and standardized comparison of available instruments.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review and standardized comparison of health-related quality-of-life instruments available for patients with oral cavity cancer and oropharyngeal cancer.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Reliability and validity of cross‑culturally adapted oral health‑related quality‑of‑Life instruments for Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluating conceptual model measurement and psychometric properties of Oral health-related quality of life instruments available for older adults: a systematic review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2024Pooled it
- Quality of the adaptation procedures and psychometric properties of the scale of oral health outcomes for 5-year-old children (SOHO-5): a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Velopharyngeal Inadequacy-Related Quality of Life Assessment: The Instrument Development and Application Review.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Pooled it
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- Impact of uncomplicated traumatic dental injuries on the quality of life of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2019Pooled it
- Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Vietnamese Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Maternal age and oral health-related quality of life in preschool children: the mediating role of dental caries in a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Relationship Between the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of Mothers and That of Their Adolescent Children: A Retrospective Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of dental caries on the quality of life of preschool children: a cross-sectional study within a birth cohort.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Association of Early and Severe Early Childhood Caries with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) as a Tool for the Assessment of the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life-A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Psychometric Validation of the FACE-Q Dental Module in Patients With Malocclusions.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Article
- Parental Perceptions and Family Impact on Adolescents' Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Relation to the Severity of Malocclusion and Caries Status.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Factors associated with the impact of fixed appliance orthodontic treatment on the oral health-related quality of life of adolescents: Assessment using a condition-specific instrument.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2024Article
- Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale: Psychometric Evaluation in Portuguese Preschoolers.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2024Article
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- OHIP-5 FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.The journal of evidence-based dental practice · 2024Article
- Socio-economic inequalities in health-related quality of life among Iranian young people in the middle stage of adolescence: application of Health Equity Assessment Toolkit.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo obtain a systematic and standardized evaluation of the current evidence on development process, metric properties, and administration issues of oral health-related quality of life instruments available for children and adolescents. MATERIALS AND
methodsA systematic search until October 2016 was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Lilacs, SciELO, and Cochrane databases. Articles with information regarding the development process, metric properties, and administration issues of pediatric instruments measuring oral health-related quality of life were eligible for inclusion. Two researchers independently evaluated each instrument applying the Evaluating Measures of Patient-Reported Outcomes (EMPRO) tool. An overall and seven attribute-specific EMPRO scores were calculated (range 0-100, worst to best): measurement model, reliability, validity, responsiveness, interpretability, burden, and alternative forms.
resultsWe identified 18 instruments evaluated in 132 articles. From five instruments designed for preschoolers, the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) obtained the highest overall EMPRO score (82.2). Of nine identified for schoolchildren and adolescents, the best rated instrument was the Child Perceptions Questionnaire 11-14 (82.1). Among the four instruments developed for any age, the Family Impact Scale (FIS) obtained the highest scores (80.3).
conclusionThe evidence supports the use of the ECOHIS for preschoolers, while the age is a key factor when choosing among the four recommended instruments for schoolchildren and adolescents. Instruments for specific conditions, symptoms, or treatments need further research on metric properties. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Our results facilitate decision-making on the correct oral health-related quality of life instrument selection for any certain study purpose and population during the childhood and adolescence life cycle.
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