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Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of an oral health questionnaire for chronic kidney disease (CKD-OHQ)

Key takeaways

Researchers built a questionnaire that asks people with kidney disease about their teeth, gums, and mouth problems. They gave it to a first group of patients to see if the questions were clear and if the scores held together. This is an early test of a measuring tool, not evidence that mouth care protects kidneys. Mouth problems are common in kidney disease, so a standard way to ask about them is useful.

Who did this work

Yang Liu (Union Hospital) · Liyi An (Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College) · Lin Xie (Hubei University of Chinese Medicine) · Zining Zhang (Wuhan University) · Jing Sun (Union Hospital)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-09
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-026-09841-y