A Reliable and Valid Survey to Predict a Patient’s Gagging Intensity
Objectives: The aim of this study was to devise a reliable and valid survey to predict the intensity of someone’s gag reflex. Material and Methods: A 10-question Predictive Gagging Survey was created, refined, and tested on 59 undergraduate participants. The questions focused on risk factors and...
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Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Odontology
2014-07-01
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| author | Casey M. Hearing Rebecca H. Bind Michael J. Tabacco Robert M. Hallock |
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| description | Objectives: The aim of this study was to devise a reliable and valid survey to predict the intensity of someone’s gag reflex.
Material and Methods: A 10-question Predictive Gagging Survey was created, refined, and tested on 59 undergraduate participants. The questions focused on risk factors and experiences that would indicate the presence and strength of someone’s gag reflex. Reliability was assessed by administering the survey to a group of 17 participants twice, with 3 weeks separating the two administrations. Finally, the survey was given to 25 dental patients. In these cases, patients completed an informed consent form, filled out the survey, and then had a maxillary impression taken while their gagging response was quantified from 1 to 5 on the Fiske and Dickinson Gagging Intensity Index.
Results: There was a moderate positive correlation between the Predictive Gagging Survey and Fiske and Dickinson’s Gagging Severity Index, r = +0.64, demonstrating the survey’s validity. Furthermore, the test-retest reliability was r = +0.96, demonstrating the survey’s reliability.
Conclusions: The Predictive Gagging Survey is a 10-question survey about gag-related experiences and behaviours. We established that it is a reliable and valid method to assess the strength of someone’s gag reflex. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eb5bdab3ecff4acebd022bee392d7bd62025-08-20T03:39:18ZengLithuanian University of Health Sciences, Faculty of OdontologyeJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research2029-283X2014-07-0152e310.5037/jomr.2014.5203A Reliable and Valid Survey to Predict a Patient’s Gagging IntensityCasey M. HearingRebecca H. BindMichael J. TabaccoRobert M. HallockObjectives: The aim of this study was to devise a reliable and valid survey to predict the intensity of someone’s gag reflex. Material and Methods: A 10-question Predictive Gagging Survey was created, refined, and tested on 59 undergraduate participants. The questions focused on risk factors and experiences that would indicate the presence and strength of someone’s gag reflex. Reliability was assessed by administering the survey to a group of 17 participants twice, with 3 weeks separating the two administrations. Finally, the survey was given to 25 dental patients. In these cases, patients completed an informed consent form, filled out the survey, and then had a maxillary impression taken while their gagging response was quantified from 1 to 5 on the Fiske and Dickinson Gagging Intensity Index. Results: There was a moderate positive correlation between the Predictive Gagging Survey and Fiske and Dickinson’s Gagging Severity Index, r = +0.64, demonstrating the survey’s validity. Furthermore, the test-retest reliability was r = +0.96, demonstrating the survey’s reliability. Conclusions: The Predictive Gagging Survey is a 10-question survey about gag-related experiences and behaviours. We established that it is a reliable and valid method to assess the strength of someone’s gag reflex.http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2014/2/e3/v5n2e3ht.htmdentistrygaggingsurveys |
| spellingShingle | Casey M. Hearing Rebecca H. Bind Michael J. Tabacco Robert M. Hallock A Reliable and Valid Survey to Predict a Patient’s Gagging Intensity eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research dentistry gagging surveys |
| title | A Reliable and Valid Survey to Predict a Patient’s Gagging Intensity |
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