Oral health-related quality of life in older adults: a cross-sectional study

• Autor(a) principal: Trevizan, Thais Carleso
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Muniz, Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes, Dezingrini, Koriandher da Silva, Zatt, Fernanda Pretto, Colussi, Eliane Lucia, Santos, Cinthia Studzinski dos, Colussi, Paulo Roberto Grafitti
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Qualidade de Vida
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rbqv/article/view/13105
• topic: Odontologia Preventiva e Social; Clínica Odontológica; Psiquiatria; Cross-sectional studies; Oral health; Quality of life.; Estudos transversais; Saúde bucal; Qualidade de vida.

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and associated factors in 282 older adults (≥ 60 years) from Veranópolis/RS.METHODS: Clinical examination and a structured questionnaire were applied. Dependent variable was OHRQoL, measured by OHIP-14 instrument. Sample was divided into two groups: low impact (those that answered never or rarely in all questions) and high impact (those that answered sometimes, repeatedly or always in at least one question). Associations were assessed by Poisson regression with robust variance.RESULTS: Mean OHIP-14 was 3.76±6.22. Retired individuals maintaining or not work activity had 27.6% (p=0.036) and 38.5% (p=0.026), respectively, lower prevalence ratio (PR) for greater impact when compared to non-retired individuals. Those without halitosis had 27% (p=0.014) lower PR for greater impact on OHRQoL when compared to those with halitosis. Higher number of teeth present was associated with lower PR of being in the group with high impact on OHRQoL (p=0.009).CONCLUSIONS: Presence of higher number of teeth, absence of self-reported halitosis and retirement, with or without work activity, were factors associated with lower impact on OHRQoL.