Abstract

MARQUES, Fabiana; TESSARI, Vitória; SILVA-JUNIOR, Manoelito  and  WAMBIER, Denise. Impact of oral conditions on quality of life among dental students. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2023, vol.24, n.1, pp.137-147.  Epub June 30, 2023. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/23psd240112.

The aim of the study was to analyze the factors associated with the impact of conditions on quality of life (ICBQV) among dental students. The cross-sectional and analytical study was carried out with the total of students enrolled in the Dentistry Course at the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), 2019. Data collection was performed using a comprehensive instrument on sociodemographic and dental characteristics and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). The dependent variable was the prevalence of the impact of oral conditions on quality of life, dichotomized as "without impact" (Score = 0 in all 14 questions) and "with impact" (Score ≥ 1 in at least one of 14 questions) associated independent variables (sociodemographic and use of dental services) with crude and adjusted Poisson regression analysis with robust variance (n <0.05). 194 (66.2%) students participated in the study, the majority of whom were women (79.2%), ≤ 20 years old (51.0%), family income above R $ 3,000.00 (82.5%), attending above the 3rd year of college (51.0%) and who visited a dentist in the last 6 months (66.0%). A total of 168 (86.6%) reported an impact, in the dimension of psychological discomfort (73.2%) and physical pain (72.2%). In the final model, academics in the 1st and 2nd years were 18% more likely to have an impact of oral conditions on quality of life (PR = 1.18; 95%CI: 1.06-1.31, p = 0.003). Concluded that the impact of oral conditions on quality of life had a high prevalence and was associated with the initial years among dentistry students.

Keywords : Dental students; Quality of life; Oral health.

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