Dentistry
Conditions
Keywords
special care dentistry
Brief summary
This study aims to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the iADH Universal Case Mix Tool (UCMT) for dental care professionals working with people with disabilities. The study will assess linguistic accuracy, applicability, and reliability/validity of the German, Spanish and Portuguese version of the instrument.
Detailed description
This study is a multicentre, non-interventional methodological study aimed at translating, culturally adapting, and validating the iADH Universal case mix tool (UCMT) for use by dental care professionals working with people living with disabilities, following international guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of measurement instruments. The translation and cultural adaptation process will include forward and backward translations of the original UCMT (English) to German, Spanish and Portuguese. Two independent forward translations will be performed for each language, followed by reconciliation into a single version, based on semantic equivalence, clarity and cultural appropriateness. Blinded backward translations into English will then be conducted to ensure conceptual consistency with the original instrument. A panel of experts, composed of dental experts and linguistic professionals fluent in both languages will review all translated versions using a Delphi approach. Later, the adapted instruments will be reviewed by the original UCMT developers for the final approval. Consent Validity Index (CVI) of the translated UCMT will be evaluated through expert ratings and cognitive interviews with dental professionals experienced in special care dentistry. Following the experts' validation, a pilot reliability phase will be conducted using standardised online clinical cases developed for the original versions of the UCMT. Participating raters will complete an online questionnaire using the translated UCMT. Intra and interrater agreement will be assessed to evaluate consistency of the translated instrument in a simulated clinical scenario. This study does not involve real patients of the collection of sensitive personal data.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversitat
University of Freiburg
University of Chile
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Special care dentist * Native in German, Spanish or Portuguese * Agree to participate, complete the instrument 2 times
Exclusion criteria
* Not meeting the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content validity of the translated UCMT | 1 week | Content validity of the UCMT will be assessed by a panel of multidisciplinary experts, assessing clarity, relevance and cultural appropriateness. Experts ratings will be used to calculate Content Validity Index (CVI) for the translated versions of the UCMT. Unit of measure: CVI (Range 0-1) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Interrater agreement of the UCMT domains scores | 1 month | Interrater agreement will be assessed based on scores assigned to the seven domains of the UCMT in the original version and validation. Raters will independently evaluate standardised online cases using the translated versions of the UCMT. Agreement between raters will be quantified for each UCMT domain. Unit of measure: Interclass correlation coefficient (range 0-1) |
| Temporal stability (Test-retest) of UCMT domain scores | 2 weeks | Intrarater agreement (Temporal stability) will be assessed based on scores assigned to the seven domains of the UCMT in the original version and validation. Raters will independently evaluate standardised online cases using the translated versions of the UCMT on two occasions separated by 1-2 weeks . Agreement between these occasions will be quantified for each UCMT domain. Unit of measure: Interclass correlation coefficient (range 0-1) |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed