Focus Groups to Inform the Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs).
Patient
; 16(3): 265-276, 2023 05.
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Patients with temporomandibular joint disorders, or TMDs, have pain and other problems in their jaw, and face and neck areas. We talked to 40 patients with mild, moderate, and severe TMDs to learn about their symptoms. We also asked patients to review a list of TMD symptoms. They then chose the most important ones based on their experience. The data showed 52 TMD symptoms and functions across six domains. The patients chose the ability to chew and eat; clicking, popping, and other jaw noises; and jaw pain and headaches as most important. They also chose jaw misalignment or dislocation; grinding, clenching, or chewing, including at night; and ear feelings as important. Findings support creating patient-reported outcome measures, or PROMs, for TMDs. These PROMs should reflect patients' experiences and what is most important to them. Such measures can help doctors treat TMDs and help advance research on TMDs.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos da Articulação Temporomandibular
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Patient
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos