Evaluation of the impact of oral health on the quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) / Avaliação do impacto da saúde bucal na qualidade de vida de pacientes com doença renal crônica (DRC)

• Autor(a) principal: Sloboda, Dyenily Alessi
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Moleta, Jeanny Franciela Kos, Padilha, Lauryellen Aparecida, Santos, Paula Motta dos, Santos, Fábio André dos, Mikowski, Juliana Regina Dias, Silva, Carla Luiza da, Baroni, Gilberto, Franco, Gilson Cesar Nobre
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Veras
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BRJD/article/view/5563
• topic: Quality of life. Oral health impact. Chronic Kidney Disease.

Quality of Life (QoL) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as subjective and multidimensional in nature. Studies have shown that oral condition may be a modifying factor for individuals QoL. Objective: To assess the impact of oral health on the QoL of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in hemodialysis. Methods: The present control-case study selected one hundred patients with CKD in hemodialysis, who were paired with one hundred control patients. General QoL and the impact of the oral health on QoL were evaluated through the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14), respectively. Results: The mean OHIP-14 for the control group was 6.06 (± 7.44) and 4.67 (± 6.52) for the CKD group. No statistically significant difference was observed between groups. Conclusions: Oral health had a low impact on the QoL of patients in the CKD group. A conception of multidisciplinary care in this group of patients may represent an increase not only in the treatment of the primary disease, but also in the general QoL of these patients.