McGrath Colman, Bedi Raman
Periodontology and Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hospital Road, Hong Kong.
J Public Health Dent. 2003 Spring;63(2):73-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2003.tb03478.x.
This study assessed the impact of oral health on quality of life (OHQoL) in Britain and identified disparities in OHQoL among subgroups of the population.
A national survey involved a random probability sample of 2,667 households. Participants were interviewed about their oral health status and sociodemographic information was collected. The impact of oral health on life quality was measured utilizing the OHQoL-UK(W).
The response rate was 68 percent. Most people in Britain (73%) claimed their oral health did affect their life quality, most frequently through physical influences rather than social or psychological. Disparities in perceived influences of oral health on life quality among subgroups of the population were apparent by age, sex, and social class; OHQoL also was influenced by oral health status (self-reported).
Most Britons claim their oral health affects their life quality and OHQoL was associated with sociodemographic and oral health factors.
本研究评估了英国口腔健康对生活质量（OHQoL）的影响，并确定了不同人群亚组在OHQoL方面的差异。
一项全国性调查涉及2667户家庭的随机概率样本。对参与者进行了口腔健康状况访谈，并收集了社会人口统计学信息。利用OHQoL-UK(W)测量口腔健康对生活质量的影响。
回应率为68%。英国大多数人（73%）声称他们的口腔健康确实影响了他们的生活质量，最常见的是通过身体影响而非社会或心理影响。按年龄、性别和社会阶层划分，不同人群亚组在口腔健康对生活质量的感知影响方面存在差异；OHQoL也受口腔健康状况（自我报告）的影响。
大多数英国人声称他们的口腔健康影响他们的生活质量，并且OHQoL与社会人口统计学和口腔健康因素相关。
