Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the early childhood oral health impact scale (ECOHIS) in chilean population

Table 2 ECOHIS extreme responses of children’s parents and reliability coefficients (n = 302)

Impacts	Never		Very often		Cronbach’s alpha (ICC)^a
Impacts	n	%	n	%
CHILD IMPACTS					0.88 (0.81)
How often has your child had pain in the teeth, mouth or jaws	188	62.3	3	0.9	0.86
How often has your child because of dental problems or dental treatments?
Had difficulty drinking hot or cold beverages	223	73.8	1	0.3	0.85
Had difficulty eating some foods	216	71.5	1	0.3	0.85
Had difficulty pronouncing any words	240	79.5	1	0.3	0.87
Missed preschool, day care or school	252	83.4	–	–	0.86
Had trouble sleeping	263	87.1	–	–	0.86
Been irritable or frustrated	240	79.5	1	0.3	0.86
Avoided smiling or laughing	279	92.4	–	–	0.87
Avoided talking	283	93.7	–	–	0.88
FAMILY IMPACTS
How often have you or another family memb because of your child’s dental problems or treatment?					0.80 (0.75)
Been upset	224	74.2	6	1.9	0.71
Felt guilty	214	70.9	11	3.6	0.74
Taken time off from work	248	82.4	1	0.3	0.76
How often has your child had dental problems or dental treatments that had a financial impact on your family?	252	83.7	3	1.0	0.77

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