Table 3.
Numbers (n) and percentages of older people (n = 366) in short‐term care with and without oral health problems
|
OHIP‐14 Dimensions and items |
Never n (%) |
Hardly ever/occasionally n (%) |
Often/very often n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functional limitations | |||
| Trouble pronouncing words | 259 (71) | 69 (19) | 36 (10) |
| Altered sense of taste | 225 (62) | 96 (27) | 40 (11) |
| Physical pain | |||
| Painful aching in mouth | 250 (68) | 100 (27) | 17 (5) |
| Discomfort when eating | 247 (67) | 98 (27) | 21 (6) |
| Psychological discomfort | |||
| Self‐consciousness | 301 (82) | 52 (14) | 16 (4) |
| Feeling tense | 300 (81) | 53 (14) | 18 (5) |
| Physical disability | |||
| Unsatisfactory diet | 280 (75) | 83 (22) | 9 (3) |
| Interrupted meals | 306 (83) | 54 (14) | 10 (3) |
| Psychological disability | |||
| Difficulty relaxing | 306 (82) | 52 (14) | 16 (4) |
| Feeling embarrassed | 326 (88) | 31 (8) | 14 (4) |
| Social disability | |||
| Irritability | 299 (81) | 60 (16) | 9 (3) |
| Difficulty performing daily tasks | 291 (79) | 26 (7) | 52 (14) |
| Handicap | |||
| Finding life less satisfying | 270 (73) | 56 (15) | 45 (12) |
| Being unable to function | 304 (82) | 42 (11) | 25 (7) |