Table 7 Number and proportion of participants responding positively (“a bit” or “a lot”) to each item in CARIES-QC following treatment at baseline and follow-up
From: Development and evaluation of CARIES-QC: a caries-specific measure of quality of life for children
Item and response | Proportion (number) with impact at baseline (n = 197) | Proportion (number) with impact at follow-up (n = 43) |
|---|---|---|
Food stuck | 87.8% (173) | 62.8% (27) |
A bit | 55.3% (109) | 51.2% (22) |
A lot | 32.5% (64) | 11.6% (5) |
Hurts | 68.5% (135) | 39.5% (17) |
A bit | 51.3% (101) | 37.2% (16) |
A lot | 17.3% (34) | 2.3% (1) |
Eating on one side | 62.4% (123) | 32.6% (14) |
A bit | 36.5% (72) | 16.3% (7) |
A lot | 25.9% (51) | 16.3% (7) |
Cried | 61.4% (121) | 32.6% (14) |
A bit | 47.7% (94) | 27.9% (12) |
A lot | 13.7% (27) | 4.7% (2) |
Annoyed | 59.9% (118) | 18.6% (8) |
A bit | 40.6% (80) | 16.3% (7) |
A lot | 19.3% (38) | 2.3% (1) |
Eating carefully | 56.3% (111) | 37.2% (16) |
A bit | 38.1% (75) | 30.2% (13) |
A lot | 18.3% (36) | 7.0% (3) |
Difficult to eat some foods | 56.3% (111) | 37.2% (16) |
A bit | 46.7% (92) | 34.9% (15) |
A lot | 9.6% (19) | 2.3% (1) |
Eating slowly | 44.2% (87) | 27.9% (12) |
A bit | 33.5% (66) | 18.6% (8) |
A lot | 10.7% (21) | 9.3% (4) |
Brushing teeth | 42.6% (84) | 18.6% (8) |
A bit | 32.0% (63) | 18.6% (8) |
A lot | 10.7% (21) | 0 |
Feeling cross | 40.6% (80) | 13.9% (6) |
A bit | 28.4% (56) | 11.6% (5) |
A lot | 12.2% (24) | 2.3% (1) |
Kept awake | 32.5% (64) | 11.6% (5) |
A bit | 27.4% (54) | 9.3% (4) |
A lot | 5.1% (10) | 2.3% (1) |
Interfering with schoolwork | 17.3% (34) | 11.6% (5) |
A bit | 14.7% (29) | 7.0% (3) |
A lot | 2.5% (5) | 4.7% (2) |
Global question | 64.5% (127) | 30.2% (13) |
A bit | 49.0% (96) | 27.9% (12) |
A lot | 15.7% (31) | 2.3% (1) |