Saúde Bucal e Gestão Odontológica

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Evaluation of the Reliability of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) in Institutionalised Elderly in Romania: A Pilot Study

Alice Murariu, Carmen Hanganu, Livia Bobu

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the preliminary psychometric properties of the Romanian version of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) in a sample of institutionalised elderly Romanian. Methods: The 12 items in GOHAI were translated into Romanian using a back-translation technique. A pilot study approved by the local ethics committee of the university assessed the comprehensibility of the Romanian (RO) version. Forty-five institutionalised elderly answered the questionnaire. A clinical examination with three calibrated dentists was then performed. Reliability was measured with Cronbach