Table 1.
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