The Development and Evaluation of the Slovenian Version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS-SVN)

LIKAR OSTRC Lenka; FRANKOVIČ Sabina; PAVLIČ Alenka

doi:10.2478/sjph-2023-0025

Slovenian Journal of Public Health (Oct 2023)

The Development and Evaluation of the Slovenian Version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS-SVN)

LIKAR OSTRC Lenka,
FRANKOVIČ Sabina,
PAVLIČ Alenka

Affiliations

LIKAR OSTRC Lenka: 1University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Hrvatski trg 6, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
FRANKOVIČ Sabina: 2Community Health Centre Kranj, Mental Health Dispensary, Gosposvetska 10, 4000Kranj, Slovenia
PAVLIČ Alenka: 1University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Hrvatski trg 6, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2023-0025
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 62, no. 4
pp. 173 – 181

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There has been no valid and reliable instrument available to measure the impact of oral health on the quality of life of Slovenian preschool children. The main aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the validity and reliability of the first Slovenian instrument assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) preschool children: the ECOHIS-SVN.

Published in Slovenian Journal of Public Health

ISSN: 1854-2476 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/SJPH

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