Overview:
“The WHO recommends seven QoL dimensions to measure oral health and QoL. The tools used do not include all seven dimensions.
The inclusion of all seven dimensions appears to be an elaborate and lengthy tool. However, tools like OHIP are more commonly
used for outcome evaluation and surveys with acceptable results.1”
“The oral health impact profile is a well-validated and popular questionnaire that was created in 1994 for adults. It was firest develop
with 49 items (OHIP-49) but was subsequently shortened to 14 (OHIP-14)" the questionnaire is measured the 7 dimensions: functional
limitation, physical pain, psychological discomfort, physical disability, psychological disability, social disability, and handicap. Each
question asks participants how frequently they had experienced the impact in the preceding 12 months. the responses followed a Likerttype scale, coded as follows: never=0 hardly ever=1; occasionaly=2; fairly often = 3; very often = 4. It has been proven that the
performance of the unweighted OHIP scores was as good as the weighted scores. Thus, the total score also can be calculated as the sum
of the item scores, generating scores from 0 to 196 for OHIP-49 and from 0 to 56 for OHIP-14, with a higher score indicating more
negative impacts and a lower OHRQOL.2”
1
Bettie, N. F., Ramachandiran, H., Anand, V., Sathiamurthy, A., & Sekaran, P. (2015). Tools for evaluating oral health and quality of life. Journal
of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences, 7(Suppl 2), S414.
2
Sun, L., Wong, H. M., & McGrath, C. P. (2017). Relationship between the severity of malocclusion and oral health related quality of life: a
systematic review and meta-analysis. Oral Health Prev Dent, 15(6), 503-17.
Aim of the study
Method
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To assess the general and oral HRQoL
of oral and oropharyngeal cancer
patients 6 or more months after
treatment and compare them with a
population free from this disease.
HRQoL was measured with the 12-Item Short Form Health
Survey (SF-12); oral HRQoL (OHRQoL) was evaluated using the
Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14).
https://link.springer.com/article/10.11
86/s12955-014-0201-5
To measure the impact of oral health on
the quality of life of patients with head
and neck cancer.
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 130 patients
diagnosed with head and neck cancer at two medical centers.
Participants answered the Oral Health Impact Profile - 14 (OHIP14).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar
ticles/PMC6530945/
To evaluate the oral health status in
relation to the occurrence of mucositis
among patients with head and neck
cancer during radiotherapy.
Tooth plaque index (PI), periodontal depth, and oral mucositis in
50 patients with head and neck cancer were examined by a dentist
for 8 weeks after radiotherapy initiation. We used the short-form
of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) to assess oral healthrelated quality of life
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar
ticles/PMC6453589/
To examin whether oral health-related
quality of life (OHRQoL) is associated
with nutritional status in patients treated
for oral cancer.
A cross-sectional study was carried out on with patients treated for https://link.springer.com/article/10.10
07/s00520-014-2281-5
oral cancer at least 6 months after treatment. OHRQoL was
measured using two questionnaires: Oral Impacts on Daily
Performances (OIDP) and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14).
To assess the association between
patient-centered outcome measurements
(HRQoL and OHRQoL) of oral cancer
patients at least 6 months after
treatment.
To evaluate OHRQoL, oral aesthetics
and oral function after oral rehabilitation
in HNC patients and compare it to that
of non‐HNC patients.
OHRQoL was evaluated using the Oral Health Impact Profile
(OHIP-14) and the Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar
ticles/PMC4670247/
The OHRQoL was assessed by the Oral Health Impact Profile 49
questionnaire (OHIP‐49). Eighteen patients treated for HNC who
subsequently had oral rehabilitation (2014‐2017), and a control
group of eighteen age
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11
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Aim of the study
Method
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To evaluate the impact of OM on the oral‐
health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL) of
patients diagnosed with cancer, who
developed chemotherapy‐ and/or
radiotherapy‐induced OM.
This is a cross‐sectional evaluation of QoL
using oral health impact profile‐14 (OHIP‐
14). The study group comprised a sample of
60 patients diagnosed with cancer, who
developed oral mucositis
during the treatment.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111
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AAA%3ArdBpcK48nuefMV4vHe3SqA_p5Nkht0ybD8l3oUhaFsHNZ9uuHqGglTJalabTKLwi8GY-ChwB6Jh48
to determine factors associated with the
severity of impact on oral health‐related
quality of life (OHRQoL) in survivors of head
and neck cancer using a multivariate analysis.
This cross‐sectional study evaluated 90
volunteers who had completed radiotherapy at
least 3 months earlier. OHRQoL was assessed
using oral health impact profile (OHIP‐14)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100
2/hed.26063
to evaluate how the quality of life depends on
the disease severity of pre- and oral cancer
patients and which factors influence their
quality of life.
106 patients with a premalignant oral lesion,
174 patients with oral squamous cell
carcinoma (OSSC) as well as 21 patients with
a recurrence of OSSC were asked about their
oral health-related quality of life by using
German version of the Oral Health Impact
Profile (OHIP-G-14).
Clinical examinations were performed to
determine caries experience using the
decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT)
index. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP14) questionnaire was administered for the
assessment of OHRQoL.
Data were collected from 29 postmenopausal
BCa survivors on AIs and 29 postmenopausal
women without cancer diagnoses. Sociodemographic information, OH, PH, and
OHRQoL were collected at baseline and 6, 12,
and 18 months later. Unstimulated whole
saliva volume per 15 min was determined by
drooling.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s007
84-014-1265-7
To evaluate oral health–related quality of life
(OHRQoL) among breast cancer survivors
and identify possible factors associated with
the outcome.
Self-reported oral health and quality of life of
postmenopausal breast cancer survivors on
aromatase inhibitors and women without
cancer diagnoses: a longitudinal analysis
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s
00520-019-04792-3
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00
520-016-3336-6
SHORT AND LONG-TERM ORAL
HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE
PERCEPTION IN CHILDHOOD ONCOHEMATOLOGICAL CANCER
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexan
dre_Frascino/publication/309033970_SHORT
_AND_LONG-TERM_ORAL_HEALTHRELATED_QUALITY_OF_LIFE_PERCEPTION_IN
_CHILDHOOD_ONCOHEMATOLOGICAL_CANCER_Percepcao_de_Q
ualidade_de_Vida_Relacionada_a_Saude_Bu
cal_em_Criancas_com_malignidades_oncohem/links/57fe8a2108ae56fae5f23eca.pdf
Suggestions:
1. In questionnaire form collect detail from hospital about
a) Type of cancer
b) Radiotherapy treatment - yes/no, if yes how many months /days
c) Chemotherapy treatment – Yes/No
d) Stage of cancer
2. You get idea what type of cancer patients are more in that hospital, and collect all type of cancer patient’s data
3. Add xerostomia questionnaire, because common effect of radiotherapy is xerostomia
Oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) Questionnaire:
Dimension
Question
Functional limitation
Did you have trouble pronouncing any words because of problems with your
teeth or mouth?
Did you feel that your sense of taste was worsened because of problems with
your teeth or mouth?
Physical pain
Did you have painful aching in your mouth?
Did you find it uncomfortable to eat any foods because of problems with your
teeth or mouth?
Psychological
discomfort
Did you feel self-conscious because of problems with your teeth or mouth?
Did you feel tense because of problems with your teeth or mouth?
Physical disability
Was your diet unsatisfactory because of problems with your teeth or mouth?
Did you have to interrupt meals because of problems with your teeth or mouth?
Psychological disability
Did you find it difficult to relax because of problems with your teeth or mouth?
Were you a bit embarrassed because of problems with your teeth or mouth?
Social disability
Were you a bit irritable with other people because problems with your teeth or
mouth?
Did you have difficulty doing your usual jobs because of problems with your
teeth or mouth?
Handicap
Did you feel that life in general was less satisfying because of problems with
your teeth or mouth?
Were you totally unable to function because of problems with your teeth or
mouth?