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Validation And Evaluation Of The Mandarin Version Of The Oral Health Literacy Adult Questionnaire In Taiwan, Mu-Hsing Ho, Jed Montayre, H.C. Chang, Jee Young Joo, Mohammad Naghibi Sistani, Yen-Kuang Lin, Victoria Traynor, Chia-Chi Chang, Megan F. Liu
Validation And Evaluation Of The Mandarin Version Of The Oral Health Literacy Adult Questionnaire In Taiwan, Mu-Hsing Ho, Jed Montayre, H.C. Chang, Jee Young Joo, Mohammad Naghibi Sistani, Yen-Kuang Lin, Victoria Traynor, Chia-Chi Chang, Megan F. Liu
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute
Objectives
This study aimed to translate the Oral Health Literacy Adult Questionnaire into a Mandarin version (MOHL‐AQ) and to examine its psychometric properties.
Methods
A methodological research using psychometric testing and evaluation of a translated instrument. A convenience sample of 402 participants from northern Taiwan were recruited for the validation of the MOHL‐AQ. Internal consistency reliability, split‐half reliability, inter‐rater reliability, face validity, content validity, and construct validity were evaluated.
Results
The value of internal consistency and split‐half reliability of the MOHL‐AQ were 0.77 and 0.78, respectively. Content validity reported a high content validity index (CVI = 95%). Exploratory factor analysis …