Percentage of patients who indicated how often they have had difficulty chewing because of problems with their teeth, mouth, dentures or jaw
Characteristics
QUALITY- AND SAFETY-FOCUSED
Component
Patient-reported outcomes and patient experience indicators
Measure Concept
Satisfaction with function
Descriptions
Percentage of patients who indicated how often they have had difficulty chewing because of problems with their teeth, mouth, dentures or jaw
Numerator: Number of Never, Hardly ever, Occasionally, Fairly often, or Very often responses to the question: “Have you had difficulty chewing any foods because of problems with your teeth, mouth, dentures or jaw?”
Denominator: Number of patients in the practice who answered the question
Measure or Standard
Measure
Level of Measure
Practice/Health Center
Measure Identification
5-Item Oral Health Impact Profile
Developer/Steward
Survey source: Naik et al. J. Prosthodontic Research, 2016: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26795728/