The Italian version of the Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis scale (MHISS) is valid, reliable and useful in assessing oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2785-2790

  Bongi, S Maddali ^a   Del Rosso, A ^a   Miniati, I ^a   Galluccio, F ^a   Matucci Cerinic, M ^a   Landi, G ^b   Tai, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b AMuRR Associazione Multidisciplinare Riabilitazione Reumatologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Mouth; Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis scale; Oral health related quality of life; Rehabilitation; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNAL VALIDITY; ITALY; MALE; MOUTH; MOUTH HANDICAP IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS SCALE; MOUTH OPENING; ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT FORM 36; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; ORAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84866424609     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2049-x     Document Type: Article

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