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. 2019 Jan 5;19:1. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0701-5

Table 1.

CPQ full questionnaire with 37 items and assessments of their impact on the domain reliability (N = 307)

Domain Item code Specified eventa Corrected item-total correlationb Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted Loadings in 1-factor solution
OS O1 Pain in teeth, lips, jaws or mouth 0.316 0.626 0.497
O2 Bleeding gums 0.311 0.634 0.493
O3 Mouth sores 0.223 0.647 0.402
O4 Bad breath 0.421 0.584 0.679
O5 Food caught in or between teeth 0.546 0.525 0.784
O6 Food stuck to roof of mouth 0.530 0.576 0.761
FL F1 Breathing trough mouth 0.465 0.658 0.600
F2 Taken longer than others to eat a meal 0.307 0.695 0.449
F3 Trouble sleeping 0.425 0.665 0.553
F4 Difficulty to bite or chew food like apples, corn on the cob or steak 0.382 0.674 0.538
F5 Difficulty to open mouth wide 0.450 0.667 0.672
F6 Difficulty to say any words 0.337 0.687 0.462
F7 Difficulty to eat foods you would like to eat 0.467 0.657 0.660
F8 Difficulty to drink with a straw 0.346 0.685 0.561
F9 Difficulty to drink or eat hot or cold foods 0.300 0.689 0.468
EWB E1 Irritable or frustrated 0.320 0.755 0.247
E2 Unsure of himself 0.174 0.758 0.165
E3 Shy or embarrassed 0.541 0.732 0.568
E4 Concerned what other people think about you 0.666 0.711 0.868
E5 Worried that is less attractive than other people 0.647 0.703 0.866
E6 Upset 0.608 0.712 0.816
E7 Nervous or afraid 0.376 0.746 0.342
E8 Worried that is less healthy than other people 0.644 0.708 0.848
E9 Worried that is different than other people 0.575 0.716 0.808
SWB S1 Missed school 0.626 0.847 0.724
S2 Hard time paying attention in school 0.601 0.848 0.668
S3 Difficulty doing homework 0.543 0.852 0.607
S4 Avoiding to speak or read out loud in class 0.562 0.851 0.657
S5 Avoiding activities like sports, clubs, drama, music, school trips 0.605 0.849 0.700
S6 Avoiding to talk to other children 0.625 0.847 0.718
S7 Avoiding smiling or laughing when around other children 0.464 0.864 0.552
S8 Difficulty playing a musical instrument such as a recorder, flute, clarinet, trumpet 0.402 0.860 0.464
S9 Avoiding to spend time with other children 0.628 0.847 0.727
S10 Argued with other children or family 0.546 0.852 0.633
S11 Teased or called names by other children 0.336 0.863 0.406
S12 Left out by other children 0.556 0.853 0.649
S13 Asked questions by other children 0.574 0.850 0.642

OS oral symptoms, FL functional limitations, EWB emotional well-being, SWB social well-being

aFull wording of questions was “In the past 3 months, how often have you …(had/been + specified event) … because of your teeth/mouth?” and answer options were: (0) ‘never’; (1) ‘once/twice’; (2) ‘sometimes’; (3) ‘often’; (4) ‘every/almost every day’. b p < 0.001 for all values