Table 1.
Measure set name and abbreviation | Key reference | Further references using measure | Description of measure contents | Items (n) | Type of measure | Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha α) | Test–retest reliability | Domain | IoM dimensions of quality assessed |
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Dental Management Survey Brazil (Dimension 6) (DMS-BR) | Gonzales22 | N/A | Self-assessment tool for use by dentists and practice managers to assess the quality of safety and organisational aspects of dental care delivery | 6 | Practice assessment tool | α = 0.632 | Intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.93 and 0.94 | Structure | Safety, efficiency |
Survey of Organisational Aspects of Dental Care (SOADC) | Goetz23 | N/A | Self-assessment tool of structural elements of the delivery of dental care, with focus on teamwork, leadership and the implementation of change within a practice | 20 | Practice assessment tool | α = 0.775 | Intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.732 | Structure | Safety, patient-centredness |
Dental patient feedback on consultation skills (DPFCS) | Cheng et al.24 | Wong25 | Patient satisfaction scale on the quality of information provided by the dentist to patients in consultations and the atmosphere of trust generated | 16 | Patient satisfaction survey | α = 0.94 | Intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.89 | Outcome | Patient-centredness |
Tool Developed from Parasurman and Zalathml Construct of quality | Bahadori26 | N/A | Patient satisfaction scale of the structures and processes of primary dental care. Focus on the settings in which dental care is delivered and communication between dentists and patients | 30 | Patient satisfaction survey | α = 0.71–0.91 | Not reported | Structure, process | Effectiveness, patient-centredness, timeliness, efficiency |
Burdens in Prosthetic Dentistry Questionnaire (BiPD-Q) | Reissman27 | Hacker28 | Patient satisfaction scale of the perceived burdens of the processes of dental treatment during prosthetic dental procedures | 25 | Patient satisfaction survey | α = 0.87 | Not reported | Process | Patient-centredness |
Burdens in Oral Surgery Questionnaire (BiOS-Q) | Reissman29 | N/A | Patient satisfaction scale of the perceived burdens of the processes of dental treatment during oral surgical procedures | 16 | Patient satisfaction survey | α = 0.84 | Intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.90 | Process | Patient-centredness |
Tool after ‘Consensus workshop for selecting essential oral health indicators in Europe’ | Kikwilu30 | N/A | Patient satisfaction scale of the perceived quality of the setting of delivery of dental care and perceptions of treatment quality and communication | 11 | Patient satisfaction survey | α = 0.849 | Spearman rank correlation coefficients = 0.751–0.923 | Outcome | Effectiveness, timeliness |
Tool developed from Consumer assessment of Healthcare Providers and systems | Keller31 | N/A | Patient satisfaction scale of the perceived quality of information, communication and dental care received by dental plan holders | 23 | Patient satisfaction survey | α = 0.74 | Not reported | Outcome | Timeliness, effectiveness |
Quality from the Patient’s Perspective Questionnaire | Larrsson32 | Patient satisfaction scale regarding the communication, information given and environment of care deliver | 10 | Patient satisfaction survey | α = 0.83 and 0.84 | Not reported | Outcome | Effectiveness, patient-centredness | |
Dental Visit Satisfaction Scale (DVSS) | Corah and O’Shea33 | Olausson34 Sun35 Hakeberg36 Stouthard37 |
Patient Satisfaction scale, communication of oral health, rapport with dentist and comfort during treatment | 10 | Patient satisfaction survey | α = 0.92 | Not reported | Outcome | Effectiveness, patient-centredness |
Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ) | Davies and Ware38 | Lee39 Milgrom40 Skaret41 Brennan42 Mascarenhas43 Chapko44 |
Patient satisfaction scale, assessing ease of access, communication and thoroughness of care | 10 | Patient satisfaction survey | α = (from Chapko) = 0.46–0.78 | Not reported | Structure Outcome |
Timeliness, patient-centredness, effectiveness |