Table 2 Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale Response Summary (Total N = 200 [% in brackets])
ECOHIS Questions | Mean (0–5) | 0 = Never | 1 = Hardly Ever | 2 = Occasionally | 3 = Often | 4 = Very Often | 5 = Don’t Know |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. PAIN | 1.24 ± 1.20 | 74 (37.0) | 45 (22.5) | 51 (25.5) | 21 (10.5) | 8 (4.0) | 1 (0.5) |
Child symptoms domain mean score ± SD: | 1.2 ± 1.2 | ||||||
2. DRINKING | 0.52 ± 0.98 | 148 (74.0) | 16 (8.0) | 22 (11.0) | 12 (6.0) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |
3. EATING | 0.83 ± 1.20 | 121 (60.5) | 24 (12.0) | 32 (16.0) | 16 (8.0) | 5 (2.5) | 2 (1.0) |
4. PRONOUNCING | 0.54 ± 1.20 | 157 (78.5) | 12 (6.0) | 12 (6.0) | 9 (4.5) | 5 (2.5) | 5 (2.5) |
5. ABSENCE | 0.43 ± 0.96 | 144 (72.0) | 45 (22.5) | 4 (2.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.0) |
Child function domain mean score ± SD: | 2.1 ± 2.5 (0–12) | ||||||
6. SLEEPING | 0.40 ± 0.78 | 153 (76.5) | 18 (9.0) | 25 (12.5) | 4 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
7. FRUSTRATION | 0.77 ± 1.16 | 127 (63.5) | 21 (10.5) | 29 (14.5) | 17 (8.5) | 6 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Child physiological domain mean score ± SD: | 1.2 ± 1.6 (0–6) | ||||||
8. SMILING | 0.08 ± 0.43 | 191 (95.5) | 5 (2.5) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
9. TALKING | 0.09 ± 0.46 | 192 (96.0) | 2 (1.0) | 4 (2.0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Child self-image/social interaction domain mean score ± SD: | 0.2 ± 0.7 (0–8) | ||||||
Child Impact Section (CIS) Mean Score ± SD: | 4.6 ± 4.8 (0–28) | ||||||
10. UPSET | 0.84 ± 1.19 | 120 (60.0) | 25 (12.5) | 32 (16.0) | 14 (7.0) | 9 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) |
11. GUILTY | 1.09 ± 1.33 | 103 (51.5) | 25 (12.5) | 37 (18.5) | 23 (11.5) | 10 (5.0) | 2 (1.0) |
Parent distress domain mean score ± SD: | 1.9 ± 2.1 (0–8) | ||||||
12. TIME OFF WORK | 0.52 ± 0.81 | 130 (65.0) | 44 (22.0) | 19 (9.5) | 7 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
13. FINANCIAL | 0.15 ± 0.54 | 183 (91.5) | 9 (4.5) | 5 (2.5) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Family function domain mean score ± SD: | 0.7 ± 1.0 (0–5) | ||||||
Family Impact Section (FIS) Mean Score ± SD: | 2.5 ± 2.6 (0–12) | ||||||
Total Mean Score ± SD: | 7.2 +/- 6.4 | ||||||