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Oral impacts on quality of life and problem-oriented attendance among South East London adults

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Title
Oral impacts on quality of life and problem-oriented attendance among South East London adults
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, April 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12955-017-0663-3
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Piyada Gaewkhiew, Eduardo Bernabé, Jennifer E. Gallagher, Charlotte Klass, Elsa K. Delgado-Angulo

Abstract

Dental care seeking behaviour is often driven by symptoms. The value of oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures to predict utilisation of dental services is unknown. This study aims to explore the association between OHRQoL and problem-oriented dental attendance among adults. We analysed cross-sectional data for 705 adults, aged 16 years and above, living in three boroughs of Inner South East London. Data were collected during structured interviews at home. The short form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) was used to assess the frequency of oral impacts on daily life in the last year. Problem-oriented attendance was defined based on time elapsed since last visit (last 6 months) and reason for that visit (trouble with teeth). The association between OHIP-14 (total and domain) scores and problem-oriented attendance was tested in logistic regression models adjusting for participants' sociodemographic characteristics. Problem-oriented attenders had a higher OHIP-14 total score than regular attenders (6.73 and 3.73, respectively). In regression models, there was a positive association between OHIP-14 total score and problem-oriented attendance. The odds of visiting the dentist for trouble with teeth were 1.07 greater (95% Confidence Interval: 1.04-1.10) per unit increase in the OHIP-14 total score, after adjustment for participants' sociodemographic characteristics. In subsequent analysis by OHIP-14 domains, greater scores in all domains but handicap were significantly associated with problem-oriented attendance. This study shows that oral impacts on quality of life are associated with recent problem-oriented dental attendance among London adults. Six of the seven domains in the OHIP-14 questionnaire were also associated with dental visits for trouble with teeth.

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Unknown 64 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 13 20%
Student > Bachelor 9 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 8%
Researcher 4 6%
Librarian 3 5%
Other 9 14%
Unknown 21 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 33%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 5%
Arts and Humanities 3 5%
Business, Management and Accounting 2 3%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 3%
Other 10 16%
Unknown 23 36%
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#17,887,790
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#1,510
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