Oral health-related quality of life and associated factors in the elderly: a population-based cross-sectional study

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and associated factors in the elderly. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 287 elderly of Cruz Alta, Brazil. The following variables were collected: age, sex, ethnicity, level of education, marital status,...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2020-10, Vol.25 (10), p.3901-3912
Main Authors: Colaço, Jaqueline, Muniz, Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes, Peron, Damieli, Marostega, Milena Giotti, Dias, Jéssica Jardim, Rösing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker, Colussi, Paulo Roberto Grafitti
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Language:eng ; por
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Cross-sectional studies
Dental floss
Older people
Oral hygiene
Poisson density functions
Population-based studies
Prostheses
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Retirement
Robustness (mathematics)
Sample size
Urban areas
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Summary:Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and associated factors in the elderly. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 287 elderly of Cruz Alta, Brazil. The following variables were collected: age, sex, ethnicity, level of education, marital status, retirement, medical/dental history, smoking/alcohol exposure, oral hygiene habits, use and need of dental prosthesis, missing teeth, temporomandibular disorder symptoms (TMD), nutritional status, and halitosis. OHRQoL was assessed by Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14). The sample was categorized into low impact (sum scores ≤6) and high impact (sum scores ≥7). Associations were analyzed by Poisson regression with robust variation. Mean scores of OHIP-14 was 5.92±8.54. Divorced individuals and those who did not use dental floss presented 77% and 54%, respectively, higher prevalence ratio (PR) of having higher OHRQoL impact. Elderly that did not need dental prosthesis demonstrated a lower impact on OHRQoL (P
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/1413-812320202510.02202019