Development of a condition-specific quality of life measure for patients with dentofacial deformity: II. Validity and responsiveness testing.
Development of a condition-specific quality of life measure for patients with dentofacial deformity: II. Validity and responsiveness testing.
S. Cunningham,A. Garratt,N. Hunt
2002 · DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0528.2002.300201.X
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology · 215 Citations
TLDR
The processes of validity and responsiveness testing of a condition-specific quality of life measure for patients who present with severe dentofacial deformity requesting orthognathic treatment, the so-called OrthognATHic Quality of Life Questionnaire, suggest that the instrument may prove useful in both clinical trials and in quality assurance.