Introduction
Materials and methods
Protocol assignment and setting
Translation process into German
Study procedures
Collection of target determinants
Oral health–related quality of life measures
Data processing and statistics
Results
Study population
Mean (SD)/number (percentage) | Range | |
---|---|---|
Age | 42.0 (18) | 18–89 |
Gender | ||
Male | 138 (41.8%) | - |
Female | 192 (58.2%) | - |
Last dental visit (month) | 9.4 (13) | 0–130 |
Reason for a dental visit | ||
Dental examination | 217 (66.0%) | - |
Acute pain | 29 (8.8%) | - |
Restorative treatment scheduled | 83 (25.2%) | - |
Evaluation of oral esthetics | ||
Rather happy | 284 (86.1%) | - |
Rather unhappy | 46 (13.9%) | - |
Evaluation of oral function | ||
Rather happy | 311 (94.2%) | - |
Rather unhappy | 19 (5.8%) | - |
Evaluation of oral health | ||
Rather happy | 273 (82.7%) | - |
Rather unhappy | 57 (17.3%) | - |
Evaluation of global health | ||
Rather happy | 306 (92.7%) | - |
Rather unhappy | 24 (7.3%) | - |
Education | ||
Secondary school | 17 (5.2%) | - |
Secondary high school | 64 (19.4%) | - |
High school diploma | 68 (20.6%) | - |
College degree | 38 (11.5%) | - |
University degree | 143 (43.3%) | - |
OIDP | 4.3 (14.3) | 0–143 |
OIDP-s | 2.4 (4.5) | 0–39 |
OIDP-f | 2.2 (4.4) | 0–38 |
OHIP | 4.8 (5.3) | 0–39 |
GOHAI | 54.2 (5.4) | 14–60 |
Reliability/construct stability
Item | C | p-value |
---|---|---|
Total OIDP score | ||
Eating | 0.217 | 0.083 |
Cleaning teeth | 0.112 | 0.324 |
Speaking | 0.321 | 0.017 |
Physical activities | 0.336 | 0.013 |
Sleeping/relaxing | 0.483 | < 0.001 |
Showing teeth | 0.559 | < 0.001 |
Going out | 0.315 | 0.019 |
Emotional status | 0.307 | 0.018 |
Carrying out work | 0.324 | 0.015 |
Enjoy social contact | 0.179 | 0.173 |
Total OIDP scores | ICC 0.686 (0.463–0.817) | |
p < 0.001 | ||
OIDP-frequency | ||
Eating | 0.214 | 0.089 |
Cleaning teeth | 0.110 | 0.379 |
Speaking | 0.284 | 0.033 |
Physical activities | 0.330 | 0.014 |
Sleeping/relaxing | 0.531 | < 0.001 |
Showing teeth | 0.494 | < 0.001 |
Going out | 0.265 | 0.048 |
Emotional status | 0.271 | 0.038 |
Carrying out work | 0.322 | 0.016 |
Enjoy social contact | 0.180 | 0.173 |
Total OIDP-f score | ICC 0.571 (0.262–0.750) | |
p = 0.001 | ||
OIDP-severity | ||
Eating | 0.233 | 0.068 |
Cleaning teeth | 0.104 | 0.416 |
Speaking | 0.294 | 0.029 |
Physical activities | 0.330 | 0.014 |
Sleeping/relaxing | 0.496 | < 0.001 |
Showing teeth | 0.558 | < 0.001 |
Going out | 0.315 | 0.019 |
Emotional status | 0.302 | 0.021 |
Carrying out work | 0.340 | 0.012 |
Enjoy social contact | 0.162 | 0.220 |
Total OIDP-s score | ICC 0.660 (0.418–0.802) | |
p < 0.001 |
Variable | Coefficient | 95% CI LB | 95% CI UB | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
OIDP-f score | − 0.035 | − 0.623 | 0.339 | 0.560 |
OIDP-s score | − 0.007 | − 0.582 | 0.358 | 0.513 |
Total OIDP score | 0.045 | − 0.494 | 0.391 | 0.419 |
Validity
Variable | C | p |
---|---|---|
Change in oral health | − 0.204 | 0.018 |
Reason for a dental visit | 0.114 | 0.039 |
Evaluation of oral esthetics | 0.181 | < 0.001 |
Evaluation of oral function | 0.049 | 0.374 |
Last dental visit | − 0.091 | 0.098 |
Number of teeth | 0.022 | 0.687 |
Gender | 0.074 | 0.178 |
OHIP | 0.361 | < 0.001 |
GOHAI | −0.391 | < 0.001 |