Patient-reported outcome measures for masticatory function in adults: a systematic review

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Table 4 Evidence synthesis of the included PROMs

PROMs	Internal consistency	Test–retest reliability	Content validity	Structural validity	Criterion validity	Hypothesis testing for construct validity	Responsiveness	Cross-cultural translation/validity
Food items
CFS [31]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Level of evidence
ICA [29, 32]	?	0	0	0	0	?	+	0
Level of evidence	Low					Moderate	High
FIQ-Japanese [7, 33]	0	0	0	0	0	+	0	0
Level of evidence						Moderate
New-FIQ-Japanese [8]	?	0	0	+	+	+	0	0
Level of evidence	Low			Moderate	High	High
FIQ-Chinese [28, 38]	?	+	0	0	0	±	0	0
Level of evidence	Moderate	Moderate				Moderate
PDC-Tanzania [34]	?	0	0	0	0	+	0	0
Level of evidence	Low					Moderate
PDC-Sudan [26]	?	+	0	0	0	?	0	0
Level of evidence	Low	Moderate				Moderate
IED [35]	?	+	?	0	0	−	0	0
Level of evidence	Low	Low	Low			Moderate
CFQ-Japanese [36]	+	−	0	+	0	−	0	0
Level of evidence	Moderate	Moderate		Moderate		Moderate
CFQ-Chinese [30]	+	+	?	+	0	+	0	0
Level of evidence	Moderate	Moderate	Very low	Moderate		Moderate
FIAQ [37]	0	0	0	?	0	−	0	0
Level of evidence				Moderate		Moderate
FIAQ-key food [37]	0	0	0	0	?	+	0	0
Level of evidence					Very low	Moderate
MACE [27]	?	0	0	0	+	−	0	0
Level of evidence	Low				High	Moderate
Chewing problems
MPI [39]	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0
Level of evidence						Moderate
Subset-OHIP [40]	+	0	0	0	0	–	0	0
Level of evidence	High					High
SMDOA [41]	0	0	+	+	0	+	0	0
Level of evidence			Low	High		High
Food items and chewing problems
CFQ (Croatian, Albanian) [43, 44]	+	+	+ ?	+	0	+	+	?
Level of evidence	High	High	Moderate	Moderate		Moderate	High	Low
QMFQ-Persian [42]	+	0	+	+	0	-	0	?
Level of evidence	Very low		Low	Very low		High		Very low
One global question
SMF [45, 46]	0	0	0	0	0	+	0	0
Level of evidence						High

+ = sufficient;−= insufficient; ± = inconsistent; ? = indeterminate; 0 = no data available

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