Name of the instrument | ADOH [35] | BOHSE [34] | DHR [52] | GOHAI [53] | MPS [36] | OAS [54] | OHAT [43] | OHSTNP [31] | RAI-MDS [55] | ROAG-J [56] |
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1. Content validity | ||||||||||
a. Were the methods of selecting items appropriate? | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
b. Is the definition of what is being measured clearly specified? | No | Yes | Partially | No | Not stated | Not stated | Partially | Partially | Partially | Not stated |
c. Were intended categories (i.e. relevant areas to be included and excluded) clearly stated? | Not stated | Partially | Partially | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Partially | Not stated | Not stated | No |
d. Are all relevant components of each category included? | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
2. Face Validity | ||||||||||
a. On the face of it does it describe the intended purpose? | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
3. Construct Validity | ||||||||||
a. Does the instrument perform in expected ways when compared with other oral health assessment indices? | Not stated | Not stated | Yes, good correlation with OHI-S. Spearman’s correlation coefficient Rs = 0.78, and MPS Rs = 0.83. | Significant correlation with Single-item self-rating of dental health Pearson’s correlation coefficients r = 0.47 | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
4. Reliability | ||||||||||
a. Has the reliability been measured? | No | Yes, Test-retest coefficients 0.79–0.88 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
b. Inter-rater reliability | No | < 0.80 | 1st time kappa (k) = 0.5 2nd time k = 0.8 | No | Test 1 Weighted kappa (k) = 0.70; Test 2 k = 0.77 | Not stated | Correlation coefficient = 0.74 | Spearman’s correlation coefficient 0.81, 0.84 and 0.83 | r = 0.46 | No |
c. Intra-rater reliability | No | No | 1st time k = 0.7 2nd time k = 0.8 | No | Weighted kappa k = 0.62 | Not stated | Correlation coefficient = 0.78 | No | Not stated | No |
d. Internal consistency | No | No | No | Yes, Cronbach’s alpha α = 0.79 | No | Yes, Cronbach’s alpha α = 0.72 | No | No | Not stated | No |
5. Feasibility | ||||||||||
a. Are special skills tools and/or training required? | No | In-service education | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
b. Is it easy to perform and administer? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
c. How long does it take to perform? | 5–15 min | Average 7–9 min | ≤1 min | 30 min | 2–4 min | Not stated | Average 7.8 min | Average 114–202 s | Average 30 min | 3–4 min |