Table 3.
Construct validity for the children’s version (n = 193)
| |
Satisfaction with oral health |
Presence of dental cavities |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r* | p-value | r* | p-value | |
|
Total score |
0.505 |
<0.001 |
0.527 |
<0.001 |
| Difficulty eating |
0.287 |
<0.001 |
0.426 |
<0.001 |
| Difficulty drinking |
0.210 |
0.003 |
0.260 |
<0.001 |
| Difficulty speaking |
0.366 |
<0.001 |
0.271 |
<0.001 |
| Difficulty playing |
0.310 |
<0.001 |
0.290 |
<0.001 |
| Difficulty sleeping |
0.455 |
<0.001 |
0.452 |
<0.001 |
| Avoiding smiling (due to pain) |
0.357 |
<0.001 |
0.339 |
<0.001 |
| Avoiding smiling (due to appearance) | 0.420 | <0.001 | 0.260 | <0.001 |
*Spearman's rank correlation coefficient