[Development of a questionnaire to evaluate the cooperation of adolescent orthodontic patients].
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.
Liu
Hong-yan
HY
Department of Stomatology of First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China. dslhy2002@yahoo.com.cn
Li
Hui-shan
HS
Jia
Kai
K
Cao
De-qin
DQ
Jiang
Chao
C
Yang
Li-zhu
LZ
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