Table 2 Distribution (%) of OHIP-14
From: The impact of unmet treatment need on oral health related quality of life: a questionnaire survey
OHIP-Domain | OHIP-14 | Never | Hardly ever | Occasionally | Fairly often | Very often |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Functional Limitation | Difficulty in pronouncing words | 74.8 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
Worsened sense of taste | 74.8 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 3.6 | 1.5 | |
Physical Pain | Pain in mouth | 65.5 | 7.0 | 17.2 | 7.9 | 2.4 |
Uncomfortable in eating any food | 51.2 | 10.6 | 23.2 | 10.7 | 4.3 | |
Psychological Discomfort | Feeling self-conscious | 11.6 | 8.3 | 29.6 | 32.8 | 17.8 |
Felt tense | 35.6 | 13.1 | 26.8 | 16.9 | 7.6 | |
Physical Limitation | Unsatisfactory diet | 66.6 | 14.5 | 18.6 | 6.2 | 4.2 |
Meals interrupted | 69.0 | 13.6 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 2.6 | |
Psychological Limitation | Difficulty in relaxing | 66.3 | 17.5 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
Feeling embarrassed | 47.8 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 7.6 | 5.7 | |
Social Limitation | Irritation with other people | 70.6 | 15.9 | 19.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
Difficulty to do usual jobs | 77.1 | 12.1 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | |
Handicap | Life was less satisfactory | 72.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 2.7 |
Not able to function totally | 91.8 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |