Paswach Wiriyakijja1,2, Stephen Porter1, Stefano Fedele1,3, Tim Hodgson4, Roddy McMillan4, Martina Shephard4, Richeal Ni Riordain1,5. 1. UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK. 2. Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. 3. NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK. 4. Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH Foundation NHS Trust London, London, UK. 5. Department of Oral Medicine, Cork University Dental School and Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the responsiveness of measures of pain and oral health-related quality of life (OH-QoL) in patients with oral lichen planus (OLP) and to determine thresholds for minimal important change (MIC) and minimal important difference (MID) for use in this patient population. METHODS: Data from baseline and 4-month follow-up including Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), 14-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), 15-item and 26-item Chronic Oral Mucosal Disease Questionnaire (COMDQ-15; COMDQ-26) were collected from 157 patients with OLP. Responsiveness was assessed by testing hypotheses and calculating the area under the curve. MIC and MID were established based on triangulation of distribution-based and anchor-based estimates. RESULTS: The results supported adequate responsiveness of VAS, NRS, COMDQ-15 and COMDQ-26 for use in OLP, while the OHIP-14 demonstrated relatively low sensitivity to detect improvement in the OLP status. Recommended meaningful improvement thresholds were as follows: VAS (MIC 16 mm; MID 18 mm), NRS (MIC/MID 2 points), OHIP-14 (MIC/MID 5 points), COMDQ-15 (MIC 5 points; MID 6 points) and COMDQ-26 (MIC/MID 9 points). CONCLUSION: This study provides some evidence of responsiveness as well as establishing meaningful improvement thresholds in scores of pain and OH-QoL measures in OLP.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the responsiveness of measures of pain and oral health-related quality of life (OH-QoL) in patients with oral lichen planus (OLP) and to determine thresholds for minimal important change (MIC) and minimal important difference (MID) for use in this patient population. METHODS: Data from baseline and 4-month follow-up including Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), 14-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), 15-item and 26-item Chronic Oral Mucosal Disease Questionnaire (COMDQ-15; COMDQ-26) were collected from 157 patients with OLP. Responsiveness was assessed by testing hypotheses and calculating the area under the curve. MIC and MID were established based on triangulation of distribution-based and anchor-based estimates. RESULTS: The results supported adequate responsiveness of VAS, NRS, COMDQ-15 and COMDQ-26 for use in OLP, while the OHIP-14 demonstrated relatively low sensitivity to detect improvement in the OLP status. Recommended meaningful improvement thresholds were as follows: VAS (MIC 16 mm; MID 18 mm), NRS (MIC/MID 2 points), OHIP-14 (MIC/MID 5 points), COMDQ-15 (MIC 5 points; MID 6 points) and COMDQ-26 (MIC/MID 9 points). CONCLUSION: This study provides some evidence of responsiveness as well as establishing meaningful improvement thresholds in scores of pain and OH-QoL measures in OLP.
Authors: Paswach Wiriyakijja; Stephen Porter; Stefano Fedele; Tim Hodgson; Roddy McMillan; Martina Shephard; Richeal Ni Riordain Journal: Int Dent J Date: 2020-09-01 Impact factor: 2.607