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Table 1 Baseline ECOHIS scores across the global rating categories

From: Oral health-related quality of life after dental general anaesthesia treatment among children: a follow-up study

 

How much does the condition of your child’s teeth, lips, jaws or mouth affect his/her overall wellbeing?

 

Not at all

Some

A lot

Very much

P-value

Number of patients (%)

3 (2.1)

22 (15.7)

65 (46.4)

50 (35.7)

-

Total ECOHIS

9.0 (2.7)

15.0 (4.4)

20.0 (7.0)

25.0 (8.3)

<0.001

Child impact section

3.0 (1.0)

7.4 (2.0)

12.8 (5.1)

15.8 (6.7)

<0.001

Child symptoms

0.7 (0.6)

0.9 (0.6)

2.4 (0.9)

2.3 (1.1)

<0.001

Child functions

2.0 (1.0)

4.3 (1.9)

5.9 (2.8)

7.7 (3.2)

<0.001

Child psychology

0.3 (0.6)

2.2 (1.6)

3.7 (1.6)

4.4 (1.5)

<0.001

Child self-image and social interaction

0.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

0.8 (1.4)

1.4 (2.1)

0.006

Family impact section

6.0 (2.0)

7.2 (1.7)

6.8 (2.5)

9.1 (2.6)

<0.001

Parent distress

4.3 (4.0)

5.5 (1.9)

5.1 (2.2)

6.3 (1.5)

0.007

Family function

1.7 (2.1)

1.7 (0.9)

1.7 (1.4)

2.7 (2.0)

0.004

  1. Values are mean scale score (brackets contain standard deviation unless otherwise indicated).