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Ahn and Shin: Comparison of EQ-5D and OHIP-14 sub-dimensions for measuring oral health-related quality of life

Abstract

Objectives

Oral-specific measures are often preferred for examining oral disease outcomes; however, generic measures can add additional important information. This study measured oral health-related quality of life, reflecting the multidimensional characteristics of oral health, and we compared sub-dimensions of the Oral Health Impact Profile 14 (OHIP-14) with the EuroQual-5D (EQ-5D).

Methods

Data from 305 patients were collected from patients who visited the dental university hospital in 2016-2017 and included EQ-5D, OHIP-14, and self-rated general/oral health questionnaires. A factor analysis was performed to identify sub-dimensions of the EQ-5D and OHIP-14, and a cluster analysis was conducted to examine the degree of overlap among the sub-dimensions of two measures.

Results

In the factor analysis, a range of OHIP-14 items (physical pain, physical disability, and handicap) loaded on factor 3, along with EQ-5D items. In the analysis of groups with relatively low oral qualities of life, moving from the bottom towards the top of the dendrogram, the next major branch split was the dimension of EQ-5D pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression items, which clustered between the OHIP-14 interrupted meal and difficult relaxing subscales.

Conclusions

The results of this study suggest that using the EQ-5D for oral health status expends the complementary role of oral health-related quality of life measures.

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Fig. 1.
Cluster analysis of EQ-5D and OHIP-14 items for the groups with high quality of oral health.
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Fig. 2.
Cluster analysis of EQ-5D and OHIP-14 items for the groups with low quality of oral health.
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Table 1.
General sample characteristics
Classification Total N (%)
Sex
Male 137 (45.97)
Female 161 (54.03)
Age
Below 65 years 251 (84.2)
Above 65 years 47 (15.8)
Education
<Elementary 59 (19.3)
Middle-high 134 (43.9)
>College 112 (36.7)
SRGH
≥Good* 137 (45.5)
≤Poor 164 (54.5)
SROH
≥Good* 228 (75.5)
≤Poor 74 (24.5)

SROH: Self-rated oral health, SRGH: Self-rated general health, *=good, very good, and excellent;

=poor and very poor.

Table 2.
Self-rated health, Oral Health Impact Profile 14 (OHIP-14), EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) scale scores
SROH§
OHIP
EQ-5D
≥Good* N (%) ≤Poor N (%) Mean (SE) Mean (SE)
SRGH§
≥Good* 283 (92.70) 22 (7.30) 19.55 (1.04) 1.12 (0.11)
≤Poor 188 (61.59) 117 (38.41) 11.55 (0.84) 0.55 (0.07)
OHIP
Mean (SE) 17.36 (0.78) 8.45 (1.19)
EQ-5D
Mean (SE) 0.93 (0.08) 0.49 (0.11)

SROH: Self-rated oral health, SRGH: Self-rated general health, 1=good, very good, and excellent; 2=poor and very poor; SE: Standard Error.

P<0.01 using for t-test,

§ P<0.01 using for Chi-squared test.

Table 3.
Factor analysis of OHIP-14 and EQ-5D items
Description of item Factor
1 2 3
OHIP_1 Have you had trouble pronouncing any words because of problems with your teeth, mouth or denture? 0.50
OHIP_2 Have you felt that your sense of taste has worsened because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? 0.57
OHIP_5 Have you felt self-conscious because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? 0.67
OHIP_9 Have you found it difficult to relax because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? 0.53
OHIP_10 Have you been a bit embarrassed because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? 0.78
OHIP_11 Have you been a bit irritable with other people because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? 0.66
OHIP_12 Have you had difficulty doing your usual jobs because of problems with your teeth, mouth dentures? 0.31
OHIP_13 Have you felt that life in general was less satisfying because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? 0.67
OHIP_14 Have you been totally unable to function because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? 0.72
OHIP_4 Have you found it uncomfortable to eat any foods because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? 0.82
OHIP_6 Have you felt tense because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? 0.61
OHIP_7 Has your diet been unsatisfactory because of problems with your teeth, mouth or denture? 0.82
OHIP_8 Have you had to interrupt meals because of problems with your teeth, mouth or denture? 0.62
EQ5D_1 Mobility problems 0.76
EQ5D_2 Self-care problems 0.67
EQ5D_3 Problems with usual activities 0.43
EQ5D_4 Pain/discomfort 0.46
EQ5D_5 Anxiety/depression 0.45
OHIP_3 Have you had painful aching in your mouth? 0.35
Cronbach’s Alpha 0.87 0.88 0.57
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