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Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial
versão impressa ISSN 1646-2890versão On-line ISSN 1647-6700
Resumo
COSTA, Joana Ferreira da; BERNARDO, Mário e MENDES, Sónia. Factors associated with quality of life in 18-year-old Portuguese individuals. Rev Port Estomatol Med Dent Cir Maxilofac [online]. 2024, vol.65, n.1, pp.28-39. Epub 31-Mar-2024. ISSN 1646-2890. https://doi.org/10.24873/j.rpemd.2024.03.1212.
Objectives:
The present study investigated the association between quality of life and sociodemographic characteristics, oral health behaviors, and oral health status in 18-year-old individuals in the Region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley, using data from the III National Study of the Prevalence of Oral Diseases (NSPOD).
Methods:
The sample of the III NSPOD consisted of 157 18-year-old individuals living in Lisbon and Tagus Valley region. The III NSPOD collected data by a questionnaire and an intraoral observation. The questionnaire included questions about quality of life, sociodemographic data, and oral-health behaviors. The intraoral observation included recording of dental caries (ICDAS II) and gingival bleeding (modified CPI). Statistical analysis used the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests (α=0.05).
Results:
In general, female individuals with a lower level of education who had never visited an oral health professional and had caries or gingival hemorrhage had worse results (p<0.05). The presence of dental caries was the factor most frequently associated with worse quality of life, as found in 4 of the 8 questions considered.
Conclusions:
Some factors related to a worse quality of life were identified. These factos should be considered to reinforce preventive measures, particularly those related to improving oral health behaviors and the early treatment of oral diseases.
Palavras-chave : Behaviors; Dental caries; Oral hygiene; Quality of life; Oral health.