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The Responsiveness of Patients’ Quality of Life to Dental Caries Treatment—A Prospective Study

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  • Ding-Yu Yeh
  • Hsiao-Ching Kuo
  • Yi-Hsin Yang
  • Pei-Shan Ho

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The objective of this study was to determine the responsiveness of oral health–related quality of life (OHRQoL) (oral health impact profile [OHIP] and oral impact on daily performance [OIDP]) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (World Health Organization quality of life scale, brief [WHOQOL-BREF]) in dental caries restoration treatment. The study also aimed to assess the influence of treatment on the responsiveness of patients’ quality of life (QoL). A total of 126 patients (aged 16–40 years) received dental caries restoration treatment with a 2-week follow-up and pre- and posttreatment interviews by questionnaire. Patients were assessed for their perceptions of OHRQoL and HRQoL by using the OHIP, OIDP, and WHOQOL-BREF measures. The responsiveness of all outcome measurements was assessed by effect size (ES). Stepwise multiple regression analysis was used to examine the association with the responsiveness of all outcome measurements. Significant differences were found between OIDP (ES = 0.39), OHIP (ES = 0.54), and WHOQOL-BREF (ES = 0.13) with regard to pretreatment and posttreatment (p-values:

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  • Ding-Yu Yeh & Hsiao-Ching Kuo & Yi-Hsin Yang & Pei-Shan Ho, 2016. "The Responsiveness of Patients’ Quality of Life to Dental Caries Treatment—A Prospective Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(10), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0164707
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164707
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