School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Royal Tropical Institute - Tropical Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Int Dent J. 2020 Feb;70(1):45-52. doi: 10.1111/idj.12521. Epub 2019 Sep 5.
Reports examining the impact of oral health on the quality of life of refugees are lacking. The aim of this study was to examine factors influencing oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among Syrian refugees in Jordan.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a convenience sample of Syrian refugees, who attended dental clinics held at Azraq camp. The survey assessed the refugees' oral hygiene practices, and measured their OHRQoL using the Arabic version of the United-Kingdom Oral Health-Related Quality of life measure.
In total, 102 refugees [36 male and 66 female; mean age 34 (SD = 10) years] participated. Overall, 12.7% did not brush their teeth and 86.3% did not use adjunctive dental cleaning methods. OHRQoL mean score was 56.55 (range 32-80). Comparison of the physical, social and psychological domains identified a statistically significant difference between the physical and the psychological domain mean scores (ANOVA; P = 0.044, Tukey's test; P = 0.46). The factors which revealed association with OHRQoL scores in the univariable analyses, and remained significant in the multivariable linear regression analysis, were: age (P = 0.048), toothbrushing frequency (P = 0.001) and attending a dental clinic in the last year (P = 0.004).
The physical aspect of quality of life was more negatively impacted than the psychological aspect. Toothbrushing frequency and attending a dental clinic at least once in the last year were associated with more positive OHRQoL scores. Older refugees seemed to be more vulnerable to the impact of poor oral health on OHRQoL.
缺乏有关口腔健康对难民生活质量影响的报告。本研究旨在探讨约旦境内叙利亚难民的口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）的影响因素。
对在阿兹拉克难民营的牙科诊所就诊的叙利亚难民进行了横断面调查。该调查评估了难民的口腔卫生习惯，并使用英国口腔健康相关生活质量量表的阿拉伯语版本来衡量他们的 OHRQoL。
共有 102 名难民（36 名男性和 66 名女性；平均年龄 34 岁（标准差=10 岁））参与了研究。总体而言，12.7%的人不刷牙，86.3%的人不使用辅助洁牙方法。OHRQoL 的平均得分为 56.55 分（范围 32-80）。身体、社会和心理领域的比较发现，身体领域和心理领域的平均得分之间存在统计学差异（方差分析；P=0.044，Tukey 检验；P=0.46）。单变量分析中与 OHRQoL 评分相关的因素，且在多变量线性回归分析中仍然具有统计学意义的因素是：年龄（P=0.048）、刷牙频率（P=0.001）和去年是否去过牙科诊所（P=0.004）。
生活质量的身体方面比心理方面受到的负面影响更大。刷牙频率和去年至少去一次牙科诊所与更积极的 OHRQoL 评分相关。年龄较大的难民似乎更容易受到口腔健康不佳对 OHRQoL 的影响。
