Validity and Reliability of the Oral Assessment Guide for Children and Young People Receiving Chemotherapy

Abstract

METHODSThe study sample comprised 60 children aged 8-18 years who had received chemotherapy once and had agreed to participate in the study. RESULTSInternal consistency was used to determine the reliability of the Turkish version of the scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.84. Content and concurrent validity tests were used to determine the validity of the Turkish scale. The experts' opinions showed that the items on the scale correlated well with each other (items content validity index and scale content validity index, 0.91). The concurrent validity was determined through item analysis based on differences between the mean scores of upper-lower group items. A statistically significant difference was found between the mean scores of the upper and lower groups. All items of the scale were found to have high correlations with each other (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONThe analyses conducted on the Turkish version of the scale showed that it was consistent with the original scale and was valid and reliable for the Turkish society.

Assessment of the Oral Health Status of Patients Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units

“…The Oral Assessment Guide (OAG) was developed by Gibson et al 21 in 2006. Çiftcioğlu and Efe 22 evaluated and confirmed the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the OAG. The OAG consists of 8 items/subscales: (1) voice, (2) swallowing, (3) edge of the mouth and lips, (4) tongue, (5) saliva, (6) mucosa, (7) gums, and (8) teeth.…”

“…High scores indicate an increased risk of mucositis or the development of actual mucositis. The Cronbach α coefficient of the guide was determined as 0.84 22 . Ullman et al 23 removed voice and swallowing from the OAG because these items could not be evaluated in patients with an endotracheal tube in a study examining the oral health of pediatric patients admitted to the ICU.…”

“…The Cronbach α coefficient of the guide was determined as 0.84. 22 Ullman et al 23 removed voice and swallowing from the OAG because these items could not be evaluated in patients with an endotracheal tube in a study examining the oral health of pediatric patients admitted to the ICU. Voice and swallowing cannot be evaluated in intubated patients, so these features are typically evaluated separately.…”

“…The OAG had been used in some studies 3,4,30,31 but not in others. 22,27 Similarly, other oral evaluation guides had been used in some studies 32,33 but not in others. 23 In their study, Celik and Eser reported that ICU staff did not use the OAG.…”

An Investigation of Pediatric Nurses’ Oral Care Practices

“…Nurses' evaluation of patients' mouths at regular intervals using current scales will help to determine both the presence and degree of mucositis and the required oral care frequency (7,9). The Oral Assessment Guide, the Mucositis Evaluation index of the World Health Organization, the National Cancer Institute Toxicity Criteria, the International Child Mucositis Assessment scale and the Oral Assessment Guide for Children and Young People can be used to evaluate mucositis (4,(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15).…”