Use of Patient Self‐Report Oral Health Outcome Measures in Assessment of Dental Treatment Outcomes
- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Public Health Dentistry
- Vol. 69 (2), 95-103
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2008.00106.x
Abstract
Objective: To assess the sensitivity of a newly developed brief measure of oral health‐related quality of life (OQOL). Methods: Self‐assessed oral health and OQOL were measured in three groups of patients who had presented for either prophylaxis (n = 32), endodontic care (n = 15), or for a denture (n = 16) in a dental school setting before and after treatment. Main outcome measures included the single‐item self‐report of oral health (OH‐1) and the 6‐ and 12‐item versions of a new OQOL instrument. General linear modeling was used to compute means of self‐reported oral health by treatment group. Results: Of the 63 patients who completed the baseline questionnaire, 44 (70 percent) returned questionnaires after treatment. The sample averaged 43 ± 15 years, 48 percent male and 55 percent with some college education. Ethnic representation included 35 percent White, 33 percent Black, and 32 percent other – mostly Latino. The mean self‐reported number of teeth was 20.6. In terms of sensitivity, significant differences were observed between the treatment groups on the items assessing being upset (P < 0.05), feeling depressed (P < 0.05), and uncomfortable about the appearance of teeth or dentures (P < 0.05). However, magnitude of change, as measured by an effect size, was characterized as minimal to small in the recall and endodontic groups and borderline moderate in the denture group. Conclusion: The measure was sensitive to differences within groups, with a small to borderline magnitude of change.Keywords
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