Centre of Dental Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Department of General Education, Wuhan Vocational College of Software and Engineering, Wuhan, China.
J Int Med Res. 2023 Feb;51(2):3000605231152108. doi: 10.1177/03000605231152108.
To investigate associations between oral health and psychological factors (i.e., depression, anxiety, and resilience) in a group of Chinese individuals who had sought an intervention online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For this cross-sectional study, online questionnaires were created using online survey software from set items of instruments commonly used to assess depression, anxiety, and resilience combined with an oral health survey. The study was conducted from March 13 to 16, 2020.
568 participants (188 men and 380 women) with a mean ± SD age of 41.7 ± 10.2 years were included in the analyses. In total, 152 (27%) participants were from Beijing, 149 (26%) from Wuhan, 110 (19%) from Shenyang, and 157 (28%) from other Chinese cities. Halitosis and bleeding gums were the most common reasons for individuals to seek an intervention. Compared with other cities, participants from Wuhan showed higher anxiety and depression and worse previous oral health. Resilience mediated the relationship between depression and oral health, but not between anxiety and oral health.
We hope that the data from this study will inform clinical practitioners and demonstrate that mental health awareness and resilience training are important strategies that may mitigate the negative impact of lockdown and isolation on oral health.
调查在 COVID-19 大流行期间寻求在线干预的一组中国人中，口腔健康与心理因素（即抑郁、焦虑和韧性）之间的关联。
本横断面研究使用在线调查软件创建了在线问卷，该软件由通常用于评估抑郁、焦虑和韧性的仪器的设定项目以及口腔健康调查组成。研究于 2020 年 3 月 13 日至 16 日进行。
共纳入 568 名参与者（188 名男性和 380 名女性），平均年龄为 41.7 ± 10.2 岁。共有 152 名（27%）参与者来自北京，149 名（26%）来自武汉，110 名（19%）来自沈阳，157 名（28%）来自中国其他城市。口臭和牙龈出血是人们寻求干预的最常见原因。与其他城市相比，来自武汉的参与者表现出更高的焦虑和抑郁，以及更差的既往口腔健康状况。韧性介导了抑郁与口腔健康之间的关系，但在焦虑与口腔健康之间没有介导关系。
我们希望本研究的数据将为临床医生提供信息，并表明心理健康意识和韧性培训是减轻封锁和隔离对口腔健康负面影响的重要策略。
