Table 1.
Impact of oral health on the different domains of the United Kingdom Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL-UK) measure
| Participant response* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHRQoL-UK items | Very bad effect | Bad effect | No effect | Good effect | Very good effect | Total |
| Physical domain | ||||||
| Eating (food enjoyment) | 11 (10.8) | 42 (41.2) | 6 (5.9) | 33 (32.4) | 10 (9.8) | |
| Appearance | 3 (2.9) | 25 (24.5) | 3 (2.9) | 61 (59.8) | 10 (9.8) | |
| Speech | 2 (2) | 3 (2.9) | 6 (5.9) | 72 (70.6) | 19 (18.6) | |
| Comfort (lack of pain) | 8 (7.8) | 41 (40.2) | 6 (5.9) | 31 (30.4) | 16 (15.7) | |
| Breath odour | 4 (3.9) | 31 (30.4) | 16 (15.7) | 38 (37.3) | 13 (12.7) | |
| General health | 2 (2.0) | 4 (3.9) | 3 (2.9) | 73 (71.6) | 20 (19.6) | |
| Total | 30 (4.9) | 146 (23.9) | 40 (6.5) | 308 (50.3) | 88 (14.4) | 612 (100.0) |
| Social domain | ||||||
| Smiling or laughing | 3 (2.9) | 18 (17.6) | 6 (5.9) | 53 (52.0) | 22 (21.6) | |
| Social life | N/A | 13 (12.7) | 4 (3.9) | 68 (66.7) | 17 (16.7) | |
| Romantic relationships | N/A | 14 (13.7) | 8 (7.8) | 63 (61.8) | 17 (16.7) | |
| Work (ability to do usual job) | 5 (4.9) | 35 (34.3) | 24 (23.5) | 25 (24.5) | 13 (12.7) | |
| Finance | 6 (5.9) | 36 (35.3) | 12 (11.8) | 44 (43.1) | 4 (3.9) | |
| Total | 14 (2.7) | 116 (22.7) | 54 (10.6) | 253 (49.6) | 73 (14.3) | 510 (100.0) |
| Psychological domain | ||||||
| Ability to relax or sleep | 10 (9.8) | 33 (32.4) | 3 (2.9) | 41 (40.2) | 15 (14.7) | |
| Confidence (lack of embarrassment) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (2.0) | 5 (4.9) | 78 (76.5) | 16 (15.7) | |
| Carefree manner (lack of worry) | 6 (5.9) | 18 (17.6) | 13 (12.7) | 62 (60.8) | 3 (2.9) | |
| Mood or happiness | 6 (5.9) | 12 (11.8) | 7 (6.9) | 63 (61.8) | 14 (13.7) | |
| Personality | N/A | 4 (3.9) | 4 (3.9) | 74 (72.5) | 20 (19.6) | |
| Total | 23 (4.5) | 69 (13.5) | 32 (6.3) | 318 (62.4) | 68 (13.3) | 510 (100.0) |
| Total | 67 (4.1) | 331 (20.3) | 126 (7.7) | 879 (53.9) | 229 (14.0) | 1632 (100.0) |
Values are given as n (%). Bold values indicate the answer reported most frequently for each item. Percentages may not add up to 100% exactly, as they were rounded to the nearest tenth.
*
Participants were asked to score the influence of oral health on each item in the OHRQoL-UK measure using the following 5-point Likert scale: ‘very bad effect’ (score = 1); ‘bad effect’ (score = 2); ‘no effect’ (score =3); ‘good effect’ (score = 4); or ‘very good effect’ (score = 5).