Table 3.

Dentist-caregiver agreement

	Dentist-caregiver agreement2,3
	Overall			Non-acceptable/intervention recommended4		Acceptable/no intervention recommended5
	n	%	κ	n	%	n	%
Chewing problems*	189	78.6	0.56	111	79.2	79	77.6
Pain/discomfort*	206	86.6	0.41	16	53.6	191	91.1
Dry mouth*	190	80.2	0.60	89	84.7	102	76.7
Denture hygiene+	106	61.8	0.28	35	36.7	71	92.9
Oral hygiene+	71	54.0	0.13	55	49.7	16	77.1
Teeth+	102	69.9	0.29	82	72.2	21	62.1
Gums+1	138	55.8	0.15	40	29.4	99	86.7
Tongue+	187	76.5	0.18	13	47.6	174	79.9
Palate/lips/cheeks+	184	74.0	0.23	21	35.3	164	85.9
Assistance with hygiene	141	56.1	0.23	81	44.8	60	86.7
Referral to dentist	228	87.7	0.39	216	92.0	12	54.5

¹In patients without teeth or implant-based retainers, gum tissue of the edentulous ridges was assessed.

²Arithmetic mean over all caregivers

³Registrations were not considered in the analysis if the outcome was absent.

⁴Calculation according to sensitivity

⁵Calculation according to specificity

*Registered based on client self-reports. Assessors turned to family/other caregivers when clients were not able to communicate

⁺Registered based on inspection of the mouth. To collect the presented data, dentists used a standard dental mirror and a dental explorer. Caregivers did not apply any diagnostic instruments