title: [Development of a questionnaire to evaluate the cooperation of adolescent orthodontic patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop a questionnaire to evaluate the cooperation of adolescent orthodontic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  182 orthodontic patients (9 - 15 years old, 78 boys and 104 girls) with fixed appliance were selected in Dalian. A questionnaire was developed according to the past research and 4 hypotheses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The scale is made up of 25 items and 4 factors. The reliability of this scale was confirmed (the reliability coefficient > 0.9 and Cronbach alpha coefficient > 0.7).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The questionnaire may be used to evaluate the cooperation of orthodontic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology of First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China. dslhy2002@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Hong-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hui-shan
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: De-qin
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Li-zhu
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires