کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3164624 1198801 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Development and validation of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire (GTQ)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی دندانپزشکی، جراحی دهان و پزشکی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Development and validation of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire (GTQ)
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryObjectivesTo develop and validate a comprehensive, self-administered questionnaire for patients with limited ability to open the mouth, trismus.Materials and methodsWe derived the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire (GTQ) from empirical evidence in the medical literature and interviews with medical experts as well as patients. The draft version was tested in a pilot study (n = 18). Patients with a maximal incisal opening (MIO) of ⩽35 mm were included. The study comprised patients with benign jaw-related conditions (n = 51), patients treated for head and neck (H&N) cancer (n = 78) and an age- and gender-matched control group without trismus (n = 129).ResultsThe GTQ instrument was well accepted by the patients, with satisfactory compliance and low rates of missing items. After item reduction, due to items not being conceptually relevant and/or low factor loadings, the GTQ demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha 0.72–0.90), good construct validity and known-group validity.ConclusionWe developed a trismus-specific self-administered questionnaire, the GTQ, that showed good psychometric properties. We suggest this questionnaire, that has clear clinical relevance, to be adopted and used in clinical practice and in research, acting as a screening tool as well as an endpoint in intervention and jaw physiotherapy/rehabilitation studies.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Oral Oncology - Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2012, Pages 730–736
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