Sáez-Prado B, Haya-Fernández M-C, Sanz-García M-T
Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Calle Pozo n 5, 46115, Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia, España,
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2016 Nov 1;21(6):e672-e678. doi: 10.4317/medoral.21305.
The world population is aging considerably. The state of elderly's dentition is poor. Many authors agree that the oral health status influence the elderly's quality of life.The objective of our study was to analyze the relation between the oral health status and the general health status through the quality of life of elderly people aged 65 years or more in Valencia, Spain.
A cross-sectional oral health survey and an oral examination have been designed to study an elderly population. There were 202 adults (103 men and 99 women). Age: 65 years of age and over. Randomly selected senior citizen's social clubs. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) has been used to obtain the health survey. Moreover, the EuroQol-5d and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) have been the tools to obtain the general health status. Finally, sociodemographic and oral health questions have been needed.
Descriptive and inferential results have been done and the main results are the following, the mean additive score of the OHIP-14 was 8.88, the mean value of the EuroQol-5d was 0.58 and of the VAS, 72.90. The OHIP-14 was consistently and significantly correlated with the index EuroQol-5d and with variables such as number of teeth, missing teeth, DMFT, dental status (being or not edentulous) and occupation. The EuroQol-5d was related to dental habits, sex, income, systemic pathologies and filled teeth.
The oral health has a high impact on quality of life. The oral health and the general health are closely related. The oral hygiene and getting toothless influence negatively on the quality of life of elderly people.
世界人口正在大幅老龄化。老年人的牙列状况较差。许多作者一致认为，口腔健康状况会影响老年人的生活质量。我们研究的目的是通过西班牙巴伦西亚65岁及以上老年人的生活质量来分析口腔健康状况与总体健康状况之间的关系。
设计了一项横断面口腔健康调查和口腔检查来研究老年人群。共有202名成年人（103名男性和99名女性）。年龄：65岁及以上。随机选择老年社会俱乐部。使用口腔健康影响程度量表（OHIP - 14）来获取健康调查结果。此外，欧洲五维度健康量表（EuroQol - 5d）和视觉模拟评分量表（VAS）是用于获取总体健康状况的工具。最后，还需要社会人口统计学和口腔健康方面的问题。
进行了描述性和推断性结果分析，主要结果如下，OHIP - 14的平均累加得分是8.88，EuroQol - 5d的平均值是0.58，VAS的平均值是72.90。OHIP - 14与EuroQol - 5d指数以及诸如牙齿数量、缺失牙数量、龋失补牙指数（DMFT）、牙齿状况（是否无牙）和职业等变量始终存在显著相关性。EuroQol - 5d与牙齿习惯、性别、收入、全身疾病和补牙情况有关。
口腔健康对生活质量有很大影响。口腔健康与总体健康密切相关。口腔卫生状况和无牙状态对老年人的生活质量有负面影响。
