Alshammari Mohammed, Baseer Mohammad Abdul, Ingle Navin Anand, Assery Mansour K, Al Khadhari Majdah A
Department of Advanced General Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2018 Nov-Dec;8(6):495-502. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_202_18. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
The aims of this study were to determine oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among elderly people aged 65 and above years from Hafar Al-Batin area, Saudi Arabia, by utilizing Arabic version of Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-Ar).
This was a cross-sectional study undertaken from October 2017 to December 2017. A convenience sampling methodology was employed to select the elderly patients aged ≥65 years attending dental clinics of primary health-care centers in five different regions of the Hafar Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia. OHRQoL of the participants was measured using the Saudi Arabian version of GOHAI-Ar. The oral examinations performed to record a total number of remaining natural teeth, complete and removable partial dentures, and fixed partial dentures. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed.
A total of 200 elderly participants (M = 157 and F = 43) having mean age (± standard error [SE]) was 69.26 (±0.34) years, participated in the study. Mean ± SE of GOHAI-Ar was 27.68 ± 0.54, physical function 9.12 ± 0.26, pain and discomfort (6.87 ± 0.18), and psychological discomfort (11.69 ± 0.25). Remaining natural teeth and prosthodontic status significantly correlated with pain and discomfort. The presence of prosthesis was found to influence the psychological function. Gender and prosthodontic statuses were found to have significant correlation with OHRQoL.
Poor OHRQoL among elderly from Hafar Al-Batin city was found, and presence dental prosthesis showed a positive impact on OHRQoL.
本研究旨在通过使用阿拉伯语版的老年口腔健康评估指数（GOHAI-Ar），确定沙特阿拉伯哈费尔巴廷地区65岁及以上老年人的口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）。
这是一项于2017年10月至2017年12月进行的横断面研究。采用便利抽样方法，选取沙特阿拉伯哈费尔巴廷五个不同地区初级卫生保健中心牙科诊所中年龄≥65岁的老年患者。使用沙特阿拉伯版的GOHAI-Ar测量参与者的OHRQoL。进行口腔检查以记录剩余天然牙、全口义齿和可摘局部义齿以及固定局部义齿的总数。进行描述性和推断性统计分析。
共有200名老年参与者（男性 = 157名，女性 = 43名）参与了该研究，平均年龄（±标准误[SE]）为69.26（±0.34）岁。GOHAI-Ar的平均值±SE为27.68±0.54，身体功能为9.12±0.26，疼痛与不适为（6.87±0.18），心理不适为（11.69±0.25）。剩余天然牙和修复体状况与疼痛和不适显著相关。发现修复体的存在会影响心理功能。性别和修复体状况与OHRQoL存在显著相关性。
发现哈费尔巴廷市老年人的OHRQoL较差，且假牙的存在对OHRQoL有积极影响。
