Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Aust Dent J. 2013 Jun;58(2):192-9. doi: 10.1111/adj.12060. Epub 2013 May 5.
The aim of this study was to determine if Australian Defence Force (ADF) members had better oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) than the general Australian population and whether the difference was due to better access to dental care.
The OHRQoL, as measured by OHIP-14 summary indicators, of participants from the Defence Deployed Solomon Islands (SI) Health Study and the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06 (NSAOH) were compared. The SI sample was age/gender status-adjusted to match that of the NSAOH sample which was age/gender/regional location weighted to that of the Australian population.
NSAOH respondents with good access to dental care had lower OHIP-14 summary measures [frequency of impacts 8.5% (95% CI = 5.4, 11.6), extent mean = 0.16 (0.11, 0.22), severity mean = 5.0 (4.4, 5.6)] than the total NSAOH sample [frequency 18.6 (16.6, 20.7); extent 0.52 (0.44, 0.59); severity 7.6 (7.1, 8.1)]. The NSAOH respondents with both good access to dental care and self-reported good general health did not have as low OHIP-14 summary scores as in the SI sample [frequency 2.6 (1.2, 5.4), extent 0.05 (0.01, 0.10); severity 2.6 (1.9, 3.4)].
ADF members had better OHRQoL than the general Australian population, even those with good access to dental care and self-reported good general health.
本研究旨在确定澳大利亚国防军（ADF）成员的口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）是否优于普通澳大利亚人群，以及这种差异是否归因于更好的口腔保健服务的可及性。
通过 OHIP-14 综合指标比较来自国防部署所罗门群岛（SI）健康研究和 2004-06 年全国成人口腔健康调查（NSAOH）的参与者的 OHRQoL。SI 样本按年龄/性别状况进行调整，以匹配 NSAOH 样本；NSAOH 样本则按年龄/性别/地区进行加权，以匹配澳大利亚人口。
具有良好口腔保健服务可及性的 NSAOH 受访者的 OHIP-14 综合指标测量值较低[影响频率为 8.5%（95%CI=5.4，11.6），平均程度=0.16（0.11，0.22），平均严重程度=5.0（4.4，5.6）]，低于 NSAOH 总样本[频率为 18.6%（16.6，20.7）；程度为 0.52（0.44，0.59）；严重程度为 7.6（7.1，8.1）]。同时具有良好口腔保健服务可及性和自我报告良好总体健康状况的 NSAOH 受访者的 OHIP-14 综合评分并不像 SI 样本那样低[频率为 2.6%（1.2，5.4），程度为 0.05（0.01，0.10）；严重程度为 2.6%（1.9，3.4）]。
即使是那些具有良好口腔保健服务可及性和自我报告良好总体健康状况的澳大利亚国防军成员，其口腔健康相关生活质量也优于普通澳大利亚人群。
