Table 1 Sample Characteristics and Analyses per Sample
Sample | Number | Age Mean (SD) | Gender %female | Dentatea % | Data administration | Analyses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A: Independent living dental clinic attenders of 65+ yrs (check-up visits) | 109 | 73.1 (5.4) | 47.7 | 60.6 | questionnaire | general psychometric properties, floor and ceiling effects, internal consistency (item-total scale, dimension-total scale, inter-item), convergent, discriminant, and known-group validity |
Group B: Institutionalized care-dependent elderly of 65+ yrs | 118 | 85.6 (7.0) | 57.6 | 49.2 | personal interview | general psychometric properties, floor and ceiling effects, internal consistency (item-scale, dimension-scale, inter-item), convergent, discriminant, and known-group validity |
subsample (convenience sample) of group A | 32 | 74.0 (5.8) | 50.0 | 78.1 | questionnaire | test-retest reliability |
subsample (convenience sample) of group B | 34 | 85.9 (6.9) | 47.1 | 50.0 | personal interview | test-retest reliability |