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Table 7 Sensitivity to changes of OHIP5-Ar (pre- and post-treatment)

From: Translation and validation of the Arabic version of the 5-item Oral Health Impact Profile: OHIP5-Ar

OHIP5

Pre-treatment

Post-treatment

Mean difference

Effect size

P a

Difficulty chewing

2.07 ± 1.46

0.87 ± 1.07

1.20 ± 1.45

0.82

0.001

Painful aching

1.80 ± 1.16

0.60 ± 0.93

1.20 ± 1.30

1.04

< 0.001

Uncomfortable about appearance

2.50 ± 1.46

0.33 ± 0.66

2.17 ± 1.66

1.49

< 0.001

Less flavor in food

1.33 ± 1.30

0.33 ± 0.71

1.00 ± 1.08

0.77

< 0.001

Difficulty doing usual jobs

0.90 ± 1.21

0.23 ± 0.63

0.67 ± 1.06

0.55

0.002

Summary

8.60 ± 4.76

2.37 ± 3.19

6.23 ± 4.88

1.31

< 0.001

  1. P value is significant at 0.05 level; aWilcoxon Signed Ranks test