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Table 5 Subscales of OHRQoL in the included studies. Because different questionnaires were used and several different options of subscales/dimensions exist, the available results are presented if available. The results are given as the mean values ± standard deviation or otherwise as percentages

From: Does oral health-related quality of life of patients after solid organ transplantation indicate a response shift? Results of a systematic review

Author, year, disease

Functional limitation

Physical pain

Psycho-social discomfort

Physical disability

Psycho-logical disability

Social disability

Handicap

OHIP 14

Oduncuoğlu et al. KTx [27]

1.0 ± 1.5

1.7 ± 2.0

1.3 ± 1.9

1.0 ± 1.8

1.3 ± 1.7

1.7 ± 1.8

1.0 ± 1.5

 

Oral function

Psychosocial impact

Schmalz et al. HTx [26]

1.30 ± 2.40

2.04 ± 3.86

OHIP 49

Segura-Saint-Gerons et al. HTx [22]

6.5 ± 5.71

6.82 ± 6.72

3.42 ± 4.28

3.31 ± 5.04

2.31 ± 4.01

0.83 ± 2.34

1.24 ± 2.54

  1. OHIP oral health impact profile, KTx kidney transplantation, HTx heart transplantation