Papaioannou William, Oulis Constantine J, Latsou Demetra, Yfantopoulos John
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, 2 Thivon St., 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Int J Dent. 2011;2011:360292. doi: 10.1155/2011/360292. Epub 2011 Sep 5.
Purpose. The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of oral health status on the quality of life of adults in different regions of Greece, using the Oral Health Impact Profile-short form (OHIP-14). Methods. A random sample consisting of a total of 504 Greek adults between the ages of 35-44 years (mean 39.1 ± 3.5) was selected from different urban and rural areas, and face-to-face interviews were conducted using the validated Greek language OHIP-14. Associations of the total OHIP-14 score and its 7 sub-scales along with the self-perceived quality of life were evaluated with Spearman's correlations. Results. The subjects had an overall weighted OHIP-14 score of 1.1 (sd 1.9). No significant differences were found for either rural or non-metropolitan areas when compared to urban or metropolitan regions. High scores of above 2 were determined for functional limitation, physical pain, handicap, and the psychological discomfort scales. The education level of the subjects had a significant positive impact on the quality of life of the subjects. Conclusions. Dental and oral health conditions are factors that do impact on the quality of life of individuals.
目的。本研究旨在使用口腔健康影响程度简表（OHIP - 14）调查希腊不同地区成年人的口腔健康状况对其生活质量的影响。方法。从希腊不同城乡地区随机抽取了504名年龄在35 - 44岁之间（平均39.1±3.5岁）的成年人作为样本，并使用经过验证的希腊语版OHIP - 14进行面对面访谈。采用Spearman相关性分析评估OHIP - 14总分及其7个分量表与自我感知生活质量之间的关联。结果。受试者的OHIP - 14总体加权得分为1.1（标准差1.9）。与城市或大都市地区相比，农村或非大都市地区均未发现显著差异。功能受限、身体疼痛、功能障碍和心理不适量表得分高于2分。受试者的教育水平对其生活质量有显著的积极影响。结论。牙齿和口腔健康状况是影响个体生活质量的因素。
