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Table 3 Results of the different questions within the German short form of the oral health impact profile (OHIP G14)

From: Association between oral health and oral health-related quality of life in patients before hip and knee endoprosthesis surgery: a cross-sectional study

Question [n]

Point score OHIP G14

Never

(Rating 0)

Rarely

(Rating 1)

Sometimes

(Rating 2)

Often

(Rating 3)

Very often

(Rating 4)

Trouble pronouncing

145

16

0

1

0

Taste worsened

150

9

0

1

2

Life less satisfying

139

15

3

3

2

Difficult to relax

129

20

12

1

0

Feeling of tension

137

20

4

0

1

Interrupting meals

145

11

5

1

0

Uncomfortable to eat

137

10

13

0

2

Short tempered

143

12

4

2

1

Difficulty performing jobs

139

16

5

0

2

Unable to function

146

13

3

0

0

Embarrassed

143

14

4

1

0

Diet unsatisfactory

148

12

1

0

1

Oral pain

128

24

8

2

0

Sense of uncertainty

130

20

12

0

0

  1. OHIP Oral health impact profile