A Brief Xerostomia Inventory for Young Adults

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Benjamin Chaffee, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco

Version:  View help for Version V1

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Project Citation: 

Chaffee, Benjamin. A Brief Xerostomia Inventory for Young Adults. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-02-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/E237292V1

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Summary:  View help for Summary Xerostomia (dry mouth) is a common condition that has primarily been studied among older adults and populations at high risk of dry mouth. This dataset focuses on developing a brief xerostomia assessment tool specifically designed for young adults. Data were collected between January and June 2025 with a cross-sectional survey from students ages 18-25 at two California (USA) public universities (N=285), including oral health behaviors and outcomes, one single global item of dry mouth, 14-item xerostomia inventory, overall health, medication use, 10-item Perceived Stress Scale, tobacco and substance use, sleep, height, weight, BMI, and demographic variables (race/ethnicity, age, and gender). The 14-item inventory was reduced to 5 items to measure xerostomia among young adults. Psychometric properties of the 5 items were examined. Associations were explored between inventory sum scores and other oral health conditions and potential xerostomia risk factors.

Project Citation:  Chaffee BW, Couch ET, Shiboski C, Hoyt LT, Cohen AK, Cheng J. A brief xerostomia inventory for young adults.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources NIH/NIDCR (U01DE033953); NIH/NHLBI (R01HL160703)



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