From: Quality of life measured by OHIP-14 and GOHAI in elderly people from Bialystok, north-east Poland
GOHAI | % | OHIP-14 | % |
---|---|---|---|
Functional limitation | 91.6 | 73 | |
Trouble biting/chewing food | 85.4 | Trouble pronouncing words | 65.7 |
Uncomfortable to swallow | 66.3 | Sense of taste worse | 67.4 |
Prevented from speaking | 69.7 | ||
Pain and discomfort | 93.3 | 77 | |
Discomfort when eating | 75.8 | Painful aching in mouth | 56.2 |
Use medication to relieve pain | 62.4 | Uncomfortable to eat foods | 73.0 |
Teeth, gums, sensitive to hot/cold | 75.3 | ||
Psychological impacts | 90.4 | 78.7 | |
Unhappy with appearance | 75.3 | Been self-conscious | 68.5 |
Worried or concerned | 82.6 | Felt tense | 66.3 |
Nervous or self-conscious | 73.0 | Difficult to relax | 62.9 |
Uncomfortable eating in front of people | 70.2 | Been embarrassed | 65.2 |
Felt life is less satisfying | 68.5 | ||
Behavioral impacts | 80.3 | 72.5 | |
Limit kinds or amounts of food | 77.0 | Diet has been unsatisfactory | 62.9 |
Limit contact with others | 55.1 | Had to interrupt meals | 51.1 |
Been irritable with others | 61.2 | ||
Difficulty doing usual jobs | 53.9 | ||
Totally unable to function | 51.1 |