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Instrument Development and Validation to Assess Care Barriers for Patients in Saudi Arabia with Oral Clefts

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  • Layla Khogeer

    (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

  • Narmin Helal

    (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

  • Osama Basri

    (Dentistry Department, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah 21499, Saudi Arabia)

  • Sara Madani

    (Dentistry Department, Vision College, Jeddah 23643, Saudi Arabia)

  • Abeer Basri

    (Dentistry Department, National Guard Hospital, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia)

  • Azza A. El-Houseiny

    (Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21526, Egypt)

Abstract

The study objective was to construct and validate a tool to assess, measure, and evaluate the barriers and obstacles that patients with orofacial clefts (OFCs), and their families, face during treatment. The Effective Accessibility and Accommodation subscale, based on the translated Primary Care Assessment Survey and Primary Care Assessment Tool scales, was used as a reference for the questionnaire. A total of 165 parents from three main cleft referral centers in Saudi Arabia were interviewed. Questionnaire content validity was conducted by calculation of a content validity index for each item (I-CVI) as well as for the total scale (S-CVI). Reliability was tested using Cronbach’s alpha. Factor analysis and principal components analysis were performed to determine the factor structure of the instrument. The final questionnaire had nine items. Rating results showed both I-CVI and S-CVI scores of 1 and Cronbach’s alpha was 0.86. There were three factors (geographic accessibility, appointment availability and accessibility, and scheduling-related barriers) with eigenvalues above 1.00, which collectively accounted for 73% of the variance. In conclusion, this tool is valid and reliable to evaluate accessibility and barriers to care of patients with OFCs in Saudi Arabia.

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  • Layla Khogeer & Narmin Helal & Osama Basri & Sara Madani & Abeer Basri & Azza A. El-Houseiny, 2021. "Instrument Development and Validation to Assess Care Barriers for Patients in Saudi Arabia with Oral Clefts," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:7:p:3399-:d:523884
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    1. Hilal Salim Al Shamsi & Abdullah Ghthaith Almutairi & Sulaiman Salim Al Mashrafi, 2018. "Assessing the Quality of the Saudi Healthcare Referral System: Potential Improvements Implemented by Other Systems," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(11), pages 113-113, November.
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