Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the scale of oral health outcomes for 5-year-old children (SOHO-5)

Table 3 Construct validity for the children’s version (n = 193)

	Satisfaction with oral health		Presence of dental cavities
	r*	p-value	r*	p-value
Total score	0.505	<0.001	0.527	<0.001
Difficulty eating	0.287	<0.001	0.426	<0.001
Difficulty drinking	0.210	0.003	0.260	<0.001
Difficulty speaking	0.366	<0.001	0.271	<0.001
Difficulty playing	0.310	<0.001	0.290	<0.001
Difficulty sleeping	0.455	<0.001	0.452	<0.001
Avoiding smiling (due to pain)	0.357	<0.001	0.339	<0.001
Avoiding smiling (due to appearance)	0.420	<0.001	0.260	<0.001

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