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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Psychometric properties of the Child Oral-care Performance Assessment Scale |
Author: | Nair, R. Do, L.G. Luzzi, L. Brennan, D.S. Roberts-Thomson, K.F. Spencer, A.J. |
Citation: | Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2019; 47(5):424-430 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
ISSN: | 0301-5661 1600-0528 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Rahul Nair, Loc Giang Do, Liana Luzzi, David Simon Brennan, Kaye Frances Roberts‐Thomson, Andrew John Spencer |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of Child Oral-care Performance Assessment Scale (COPAS). METHODS: Items for the instrument were developed and pilot tested. This questionnaire was implemented in the Australian National Child Oral Health Study 2012-2014, whose aims included the assessment of oral care performance. This nationally representative sample of 23 538 respondents with complete data was divided into five groups: a main validation group and four cross-validation groups, using blocked randomization. Two scales were constructed, full scale with 37 items (COPAS) and a partial scale with a subset of 31 items (COPAS-Partial). Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity was assessed using correlation coefficients, and structural validity was ascertained in the main validation group and confirmed in the cross-validation groups using structural equation models. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha for COPAS was 0.95, and for COPAS-Partial was 0.94. The convergent validity of global satisfaction with oral care and the subscales was r = 0.29-0.51, and that with the overall scales was r = 0.59 for COPAS and r = 0.59 for COPAS-Partial. COPAS (Root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.06, Comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.90, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 0.89, and Coefficient of determination(COD) = 0.99) and COPAS-Partial (RMSEA = 0.07, CFI = 0.91, TLI = 0.90, COD = 0.97) had adequate fit. Structural invariance was present (P-value = 0.97). CONCLUSION: There was acceptable structural validity, construct validity and internal consistency in the models tested for COPAS and COPAS-Partial. COPAS has potential use in the evaluation of the delivery of dental services to children. |
Keywords: | Humans Reproducibility of Results Dental Care for Children Psychometrics Child Australia Surveys and Questionnaires |
Rights: | © 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
DOI: | 10.1111/cdoe.12476 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1016326 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12476 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Dentistry publications |
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