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. 2024 Mar;58(1):39–51. doi: 10.15644/asc58/1/4

Table 2. Distribution of ECOHIS scale items and scores.

Table 2 Distribution of ECOHIS scale items and scores.
Items Never Hardly ever Occasional
ally
Often Very
often
Mean
(SD)
% (n) % (n) % (n) % (n) % (n)
Child subscale
Pain in the teeth, mouth or jaws 78.85 (82) 9.61 (10) 7.69 (8) 3.85 (4) 0 (0) 0.37 (0.79)
Difficulty drinking hot or cold beverages 89.22 (91) 8.82 (9) 1.96 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.13 (0.39)
Difficulty eating some foods 89.42 (93) 4.81 (5) 4.81 (5) 0.96 (1) 0 (0) 0.17 (0.55)
Difficulty pronouncing words 92.00 (92) 1.00 (1) 4.00 (4) 2.00 (2) 0 (0) 0.16 (0.57)
Missed preschool, daycare, or school 93.28 (97) 2.88 (3) 2.88 (3) 0.96 (1) 0 (0) 0.11 (0.47)
Trouble sleeping 90.38 (94) 4.81 (5) 4.81 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.14 (0.47)
Irritable or frustrated 92.30 (96) 3.85 (4) 3.85 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.11
(0.42)
Avoided smiling or laughing 97.12 (101) 0.96 (1) 0.96 (1) 0.96 (1) 0 (0) 0.06 (0.36)
Avoided talking 99.03 (102) 0 (0) 0.97 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.04 (0.27)
Family subscale
Been upset 81.73 (85) 11.54 (12) 4.81 (5) 0.96 (1) 0.96 (1) 0.28 (0.69)
Felt guilty 84.62 (88) 7.69 (8) 4.81 (5) 2.88 (3) 0 (0) 0.26 (0.68)
Taken time off from work 93.27 (97) 3.85 (4) 2.88 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.10 (0.38)
Financial Impact 85.44 (88) 6.80 (7) 4.85 (5) 0.97 (1) 1.94 (2) 0.27 (0.76)

SD: standard deviation.