Research Article

Psychometric Testing of HeLD-14 in a Colombian Geriatric Population

Table 1

Back-translation English–Spanish/Spanish/English of the HeLD-14 scale.

Instruction: Please complete this 10−20-min short survey to let us know your abilities to understand oral health information. All responses are recorded anonymously, so feel free to provide honest feedbackInstrucción: Complete esta breve encuesta de 10 a 20 min para dejarnos conocer sus habilidades para entender información de salud oral. Todas las respuestas serán registradas de forma anónima, así que siéntase libre de proporcionar una retroalimentación honesta.

Response options:Opciones de respuesta:

0. Unable to do0. Incapaz de hacerlo
1. Very difficult1. Con mucha dificultad
2. With some difficulty2. Con algo de dificultad
3. With little difficulty3. Con poca dificultad
4. Without any difficulty4. Sin dificultad

ItemTranslationHeLD-14 Questionnaire

HeLD-1 Q2OAEAre you able to pay attention to dental health needs?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de prestar atención a sus necesidades odontológicas?
BT-1Are you able to pay attention to your dental needs?
BT-2Are you able to pay attention to your dental needs?

HeLD-2 Q3OAEAre you able to make time for things good for dental health?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de dejar tiempo para mejorar su salud oral?
BT-1Are you able to make time to improve your oral health?
BT-2Are you able to make time to improve your oral health?

HeLD-3 Q7OAEAre you able to read written information, e.g., leaflets given to you by your dentist?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de leer información escrita de odontología?
BT-1Are you able to read written information about dentistry?
BT-2Are you able to read written information concerning dentistry?
CommentThe, e.g., was removed because leaflets are not usually given by dentists in the locality

HeLD-4 Q8OAEAre you able to read dental information brochures?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de leer información odontológica de folletos?
BT-1Are you able to read dental information from brochures?
BT-2Are you able to read dental-related information from brochures?

HeLD-5 Q10OAEAre you able to take support to a dental appointment?
ST (TR-123)¿Necesita ir acompañado a una cita odontológica?
BT-1Do you need a companion to attend to a dental appointment?
BT-2Do you need company when attending a dentist’s appointment?

HeLD-6 Q11OAEAre you able to ask for support to a dental appointment?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de pedir apoyo para sacar una cita odontológica?
BT-1Are you able to ask for support to get a dental appointment?
BT-2Are you able to ask for help to schedule a dental appointment?

HeLD-7 Q15OAEAre you able to pay for dental medication?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de pagar por medicamentos odontológicos? (por ejemplo, analgésicos, antibióticos, anti-inflamatorios, etc.)
BT-1Are you able to pay for dental medication? (for example, painkillers, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories)
BT-2Are you able to pay from your own pocket for a dental prescription? (for example, painkillers, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories)
CommentAn example was added to clarify possible medications used in dentistry

HeLD-8 Q18OAEDo you know how to get dentist’s appointment?
ST (TR-123)¿Usted sabe qué hacer para conseguir una cita odontológica?
BT-1Do you know how to get a dental appointment?
BT-2Do you know how to schedule a dental appointment?

HeLD-9 Q24OAEAre you able to get a second opinion?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de obtener una segunda opinión?
BT-1Are you able to get a second opinion?
BT-2Are you able to ask for a second opinion?

HeLD-10 Q25OAEAre you able to look for a second opinion?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de buscar una segunda opinión?
BT-1Are you able to look for a second opinion?
BT-2Are you able to look for a second opinion?

HeLD-11 Q26OAEAre you able to use information?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de usar la información?
BT-1Are you able to use information?
BT-2Are you able to use information?

HeLD-12 Q27OAEAre you able to follow dental instructions?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de seguir instrucciones odontológicas?
BT-1Are you able to follow dental instructions?
BT-2Are you able to follow dental instructions?

HeLD-13 Q28OAEAre you able to carry out dental instructions?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de cumplir instrucciones odontológicas?
BT-1Are you able to comply dental instructions?
BT-2Are you able to follow dentists’ orders?

HeLD-14 Q29OAEAre you able to use dentist advice?
ST (TR-123)¿Es capaz de seguir el consejo del odontólogo?
BT-1Are you able to follow dentist advice?
BT-2Are you able to follow dentist advice?

OAE, original: Australian English; ST, Spanish translation; TR-123, translation 123; BT-1, back-translation 1: American English; BT-2, back-translation 2: American English.