Level of oral health impacts among patients participating in PEARL: a dental practice-based research network

Objectives To determine whether participants of a dental practice–based research network (PBRN) differ in their level of oral health impact as measured by the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) questionnaire. Methods A total of 2410 patients contributed 2432 OHIP measurements (median age = 43 years;...

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Published in:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 2012-08, Vol.40 (4), p.332-342
Main Authors: Botello-Harbaum, Maria T., Matthews, Abigail G., Collie, Damon, Vena, Donald A., Craig, Ronald G., Curro, Frederick A., Thompson, Van P., Broder, Hillary L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Dental health
dental PBRN
Dental Research - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
OHIP-14
OHRQoL
Oral Health - statistics & numerical data
oral health impact
patient-reported outcomes
Practice Management, Dental - statistics & numerical data
Qualitative research
Quality of Life
Racial Groups - statistics & numerical data
Sex Factors
subjective health
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Objectives To determine whether participants of a dental practice–based research network (PBRN) differ in their level of oral health impact as measured by the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) questionnaire. Methods A total of 2410 patients contributed 2432 OHIP measurements (median age = 43 years; interquartile range = 28) were enrolled in four dental studies. All participants completed the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP‐14) during a baseline visit. The main outcome of this study was the level of oral health impact, defined as follows: no impact (‘Never’ reported on all items); low (‘Occasionally’ or ‘Hardly ever’ as the greatest frequency score reported on any item); and high (‘Fairly often’ or ‘Very often’ as the greatest frequency reported on any item). Polychotomous logistic regression was used to develop a predictive model for the level of oral health impact considering the following predictors: patient's age, gender, race, practice location, type of dentist, and number of years the enrolling dentist has been practicing. Results A high level of oral health impacts was reported in 8% of the sample; almost a third (29%) of the sample reported a low level of impacts, and 63% had no oral health impacts. The prevalence of impacts differed significantly across protocols (P 
ISSN:0301-5661
1600-0528
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00676.x