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Patient-based assessment of oral health outcomes is of growing interest. Measurement of change following clinical intervention is a key property of a health status measure. To date, most of the research on oral health status measurement has focused on construct and discriminant validity of health status measures. Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess sensitivity to change of an oral - specific health status measure, the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP). Methods: Study subjects were in three groups, namely, edentulous/edentate subjects who requested and received complete implant stabilised oral prostheses (IG, n=26), edentulous/edentate subjects who requested implants but received conventional dentures (CDG1, n=22), and edentulous subjects who had new conventional complete dentures (CDG2, n=35). Data were collected pre- and post-operatively using the OHIP and a validated denture satisfaction questionnaire. Results: All subjects reported similar low levels of denture satisfaction pre-operatively. Denture problems had a more significant impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQL) for implant seekers (IG and CDG1 subjects) than subjects seeking conventional dentures (CDG2). Following treatment, significant improvement in satisfaction with oral prostheses and OHRQL was reported by IG and CDG2 subjects; the level of improvement was more moderate for CDG1 subjects. OHIP change scores were correlated with denture satisfaction change scores. Conclusions: It was concluded that sensitivity to change of the OHIP was good. This property was not improved by using statement weights.
Author(s): Allen PF, McMillan AS, Locker D
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
Year: 2001
Volume: 29
Issue: 3
Pages: 175-182
ISSN (print): 0301-5661
ISSN (electronic): 1600-0528
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0528.2001.290303.x
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2001.290303.x
PubMed id: 11409676
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