title: Oral Health: Validation of a questionnaire of self-perception and self-care habits in Diabetes Mellitus 2, hypertensive and obese patients. The UISESS-B scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop and to evaluate a questionnaire of self-perception and self-care habits on oral health on a first level population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, observational study was performed to validate a questionnaire on oral health self-perception (UISESS-B). After non-probabilistic sampling, 94 users, 30-59 years of age, with either diabetes mellitus 2, hypertension or obesity were included. Duration of disease was lesser than 10 years. Pearson's r, Cornbach's , factorial analysis, chi-square and Snedecor's F tests were employed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A Pearson's r of 0.7 and Cronbach's of 0.82 was observed on the pre-post values of the global questionnaire. In the factorial analysis, the variance explained more than 60% for a first factor. A punctuation of very high risk for the three groups with the scale UISESSS-B that coincides with the index CPO-D and the index UISESS-F was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The UISESS-B scale shows significant validity and reliability, suggesting its use as a sensitive instrument for the measurement of oral health in people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
authors: Unidad de Investigación Social, Epidemiológica y de Servicios de Salud, Centro Médico de Occidente. (Bajos de la Farmacia Central), Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Colonia Independencia, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. javier_91046@yahoo.com
authors: A-L
authors: AL
authors: Salcedo-Rocha
authors: J-E
authors: JE
authors: García-de-Alba-Garcia
authors: J-G
authors: JG
authors: Velásquez-Herrera
authors: E-A
authors: EA
authors: Barba-González
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D009909:Oral Health; D012648:Self Care; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires