Table 1 Sample overview (number, age, and gender), sampling strategies, research purpose and data-collection methods – OES in Albanian language
From: Psychometric properties of the Albanian version of the Orofacial Esthetic Scale: OES-ALB
Sample | Sample type | N | Age mean (SD) | Age range | % women | Type of investigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prosthodontic Patients - PP (n = 57) | Convenience | 57 | 49.92 (14.52) | 20-86 | 49.12 | Convergent Validity |
Fixed Partial Dentures (FPD’s) (n = 27) | Internal Consistency | |||||
Discriminate Validity | ||||||
Removable Dentures Wearers (RDW’s) (n = 30) | ||||||
Prosthodontic Patients with a Treatment Need- PPTN (n = 51) | Convenience | 51 | 49.50 (16.13) | 19-73 | 50.98 | Convergent Validity |
Fixed Partial Dentures (FPD’s) (n = 31) | Discriminate Validity | |||||
Internal Consistency | ||||||
Responsiveness | ||||||
Removable Dentures Wearers (RDW’s) (n = 20) | ||||||
Dental Student – DS | Consecutive | 61 | 22.13 (0.46) | 21-23 | 60.65 | Convergent Validity |
Internal Consistency | ||||||
Test-Retest Reliability | ||||||
Natural Teeth (n = 61) | Discriminate Validity |