RT Journal Article
T1 Validation of a modified version of the Spanish Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-SP) for adults and elder people
A1 Aguirre-Bustamante, Javiera
A1 Barón-López, Francisco Javier
A1 Carmona-González, Francisco Jesús
A1 Pérez-Farinós, Napoleón
A1 Wärnberg, Julia
K1 GOHAI
K1 Oral health-related quality of life
K1 Gerodontology
K1 Oral health
K1 Aged
K1 Quality of life
K1 Primary health care
K1 Salud bucal
K1 Anciano
K1 Calidad de vida
K1 Atención primaria de salud
K1 Andalucía
AB Background: The Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) was developed and validated in 1990 and translated into Spanish in 1999. Since then, the original version has been used in numerous studies, but it has not been re-evaluated in terms of language in the new generations of older adults. The purpose of this study is to confirm the validity of the Spanish version of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-SP) after three decades to be used as part of an ongoing field trial. Methods: The GOHAI-SP was pilot tested in a focus group to confirm linguistic comprehension. A version with minor language changes was administered to individuals with metabolic syndrome aged 55–75 years from one health care district in southern Spain as part of an ongoing field trial (PREDIMED-Plus). Clinical evaluation included assessment of dental and periodontal status. The psychometric properties of the GOHAI-SP were evaluated through stability and internal consistency measures, and concurrent and discriminant validity were assessed. Results: The new version of the GOHAI-SP was administered to 100 individuals. The application time was reduced by 7 min. The alpha value for reliability was 0.87. The item-scale correlation coefficients ranged from 0.54 to 0.75, and the test–re-test correlation for the total score was 0.75. There were inverse correlations between GOHAI-SP scores and the number of lost teeth and the decayed-missing-filled teeth index (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The GOHAI-SP questionnaire remains a valid and useful tool to assess oral health-related quality of life in primary health care settings. A linguistic update of the questionnaire brought improvements to the instrument application.
PB BioMed Central, Springer Nature
YR 2020
FD 2020-02-19
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4174
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4174
LA en
NO Aguirre-Bustamante J, Barón-López FJ, Carmona-González FJ, Pérez-Farinós N, Wärnberg J. Validation of a modified version of the Spanish Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-SP) for adults and elder people. BMC Oral Health. 2020 Feb 19;20(1):61
DS RISalud
RD Apr 18, 2025