Child Oral Health Impact Profile Questionnaire: A Reliability Generalization Meta-analysis of Cronbach\'s Alpha
Year: 2024
Type: review
Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis
Abstract: Background and aim: To evaluate the pooled estimates of Cronbach's alpha for the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) questionnaire using reliability generalization meta-analysis. Methods: May 2023. Studies in English and those that have reported Cronbach's alpha for the COHIP questionnaire were included. Screening was performed by two review authors independently. Information on authors, year, country, sample size, age, sex, target population, language and mode of administration, conditions studied for, study setting, and study design were recorded. The risk of bias was assessed using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist for internal consistency. Meta-analysis was performed using the random effects model to derive a pooled estimate of Cronbach's alpha. Results: = 95.74%). Similarly, the parent or the caregiver reported COHIP also showed pooled Cronbach's alpha of 0.9 (95% CI: 0.87-0.93). Meta-regression showed no significant effect of sex (coefficient: -0.12), age (coefficient: -0.007), language (coefficient: 0.003), study setting (coefficient: -0.001), risk of bias (coefficient: -0.01), and continent (coefficient: -0.04) on the overall estimate. Conclusion: The COHIP questionnaire showed good internal consistency and can be used in research and practice among children. How to cite this article: Child Oral Health Impact Profile Questionnaire: A Reliability Generalization Meta-analysis of Cronbach's Alpha. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(10):1193-1198.
Authors: Kalyana C Pentapati, Deepika Chenna, Vijay S Kumar, Nanditha Kumar, Saurabh Kumar
Language: English
Subfield: Periodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404772184