The development of a patient-centered measure of the process and outcome of combined orthodontic and orthognathic treatment

Abstract

A patient-based measure of the process and outcome of combined orthodontic and orthognathic treatment has been developed. This has sufficient validity and reliability for use in inter-center audit projects.

An assessment of the quality of care provided to orthognathic surgery patients through a multidisciplinary clinic

“…Only patients who were less than 3 months post-surgery were excluded. The PSQ was modified from a questionnaire developed by Travess et al (2004) and supported by the British Orthodontic Society Foundation for a UK national orthognathic patient satisfaction survey. A 7-point Likert scale (where 1 represented least satisfaction and 7 represented most satisfaction) was used for answering the questions in the PSQ and a pilot study was carried out on five patients to assess its effectiveness.…”

Association between self‐efficacy and loss to follow‐up in long‐term periodontal treatment

“…The SESS has been verified to have high reliability and validity through conventional assessment methods (Edward & Richard 1980, Syrjälä et al 1999, Resnick et al 2000, Travess et al 2004, Champion et al 2005, George et al 2007, Rossen & Gruber 2007). Further, reliability has been demonstrated for both internal consistency and test‐retest stability (Kakudate et al 2007).…”

Application of self‐efficacy theory in dental clinical practice

“…The reliability and validity of the SESS were preliminarily verified using the conventional method (Carmines and Zeller, 1980; Syrjälä et al , 1999; Resnick et al , 2000; Travess et al , 2004; Champion et al , 2005; George et al , 2007; Rossen and Gruber, 2007). The scale had a previously estimated reliability for both internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86) and test‐retest stability (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient = 0.73; P < 0.001).…”