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Systematic review of the tools of oral and dental health literacy: assessment of conceptual dimensions and psychometric properties.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Measuring health literacy: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of instruments from 1993 to 2021.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
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- Breaking barriers: Validation of a Spanish oral health knowledge tool to enhance patient-provider communication.PloS one · 2026Article
- Exploring the Link Between Maternal Oral Health Literacy and Child Oral Health Behaviours.International dental journal · 2025Article
- Impact of an Oral Health Education Program on the Oral Health Literacy of Refugees.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Article
- Test of Oral Health Literacy in Adults (TOHLA): development and psychometric evaluation of a new scale.Brazilian oral research · 2024Article
- Analysis of Oral Health Literacy in Caregivers of Special Needs Individuals in Special Schools and Social Institutions in Jakarta.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- The Association between Electronic Health Literacy and Oral Health Outcomes among Dental Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Associations of health literacy with dental care use and oral health status in Japan.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Educational Intervention of Improve Student's Oral Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis School-Based.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Review
- Development of KROHL, a tool for evaluating oral health knowledge.PEC innovation · 2022Article
- A psychometric network perspective to oral health literacy: Examining the replicability of network properties across the general community and older adults from Brazil.Journal of public health dentistry · 2022Article
- Trends and developments in oral health literacy: a scientometric research study (1991-2020).BDJ open · 2021Article
- Oral Health Literacy and Its Impact on Oral Health Promotion Behaviors in Peruvian Adults: A Multidimensional Assessment.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis article aims to provide a description of conceptual dimensions and psychometric properties of the tools of oral and dental health literacy.
methodsTwo authors in this study conducted electronic searches in the Medline (via PubMed), and Embase databases to find relevant articles from 1990 to present day. Evaluation of the tools was carried out in two parts; general evaluation of the tools using skills introduced by Sørensen et al., and qualitative assessment of psychometric properties using COSMIN checklist.
resultsAfter reviewing 1839 articles on oral and dental health literacy and evaluating 33 full text articles for eligibility, 21 articles entered the study. The sample size varied from 20 to 1405 subjects and the items of each tool ranged from 11 to 99 items. Of the 21 tools examined, 16 tools were evaluated for word recognition. For the studies examined, the evaluation of COSMIN scores was often fair or good. Of the 21 tools examined, 9 tools at least in one dimension were in the category of "poor", 19 tools were in the category of "fair", 20 tools were in the category of "good", and 4 tools were in the category of "excellent" in at least one dimension.
conclusionThe findings of this study showed that some aspects of oral and dental health literacy are being ignored in the existing tools. Therefore, the authors of present study emphasize on the necessity to design and develop a comprehensive tool and take into account two characteristics of simplicity and briefness for international use.
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