Oral Health Prev Dent. 2023 Apr 24;21:121-130. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.b4043017.
To determine the self-perceived oral health and general health as well as the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among parents in Kuwait.
This cross-sectional study was conducted among parents visiting the School Oral Health Programme (SOHP) clinics in all the governorates in Kuwait. Being a parent and able to read and understand the Arabic language was the inclusion criterion. A convenience sample of parents (n = 2357) were enrolled in this study, which was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire in Arabic. The questionnaire included previously validated questions and also questions designed for this study. The parents completed and returned the questionnaire while waiting for their children in the waiting area of the SOHP clinic.
The mean age of the parents was 38.3 ± 7.3 years. The majority (75.2%) of the participants perceived their oral health 'excellent', 'very good' or 'good' and 76.4% also rated their general health as 'excellent', 'very good' or 'good'. Overall, higher levels of perceived oral health were reported more frequently by younger participants, females, Kuwaitis, and those who had higher levels of education (p < 0.001). Most of the participants (72.3%) were satisfied with their oral health, (91.0%) enjoyed eating their food and (79.0%) liked their smile. Perceived difficulty in chewing food was stated by only 21.0%, and very few (5.0%) had speech difficulties. Almost half (45.0%) mentioned that they had never had any dental and/or gum problems that affected their daily activities during the past 6 months, nor did such problems influence their social activities. Nearly two-thirds (61.0%) stated that they never had any difficulty in conversation, and half (49.0%) did not report any disturbance in their sleep. Cronbach's alpha (0.89) showed a high degree of internal consistency between different OHRQoL responses.
Most of the parents were satisfied with their oral health, which had an impact on their quality of life.
确定科威特父母的自我感知口腔健康和一般健康状况，以及口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）。
本横断面研究在科威特所有省份的学校口腔健康计划（SOHP）诊所就诊的父母中进行。入选标准为父母身份，以及能够阅读和理解阿拉伯语。本研究采用便利抽样法，共纳入 2357 名父母，使用阿拉伯语的自我管理问卷进行研究。问卷包括先前经过验证的问题和专为本次研究设计的问题。父母在 SOHP 诊所等候区等待孩子时填写并交回问卷。
父母的平均年龄为 38.3 ± 7.3 岁。大多数（75.2%）参与者认为自己的口腔健康“优秀”、“非常好”或“良好”，76.4%的人还将自己的一般健康评为“优秀”、“非常好”或“良好”。总体而言，年龄较小、女性、科威特人以及教育程度较高的参与者报告的口腔健康感知水平更高（p < 0.001）。大多数参与者（72.3%）对自己的口腔健康感到满意（91.0%），喜欢吃食物（79.0%），喜欢自己的笑容。只有 21.0%的参与者表示在咀嚼食物方面有困难，很少有人（5.0%）有言语困难。近一半（45.0%）的人表示，在过去 6 个月内，他们从未因任何牙齿和/或牙龈问题影响过日常活动，也没有任何此类问题影响过他们的社交活动。近三分之二（61.0%）的人表示，他们在交谈中从未遇到任何困难，一半（49.0%）的人表示睡眠未受干扰。不同 OHRQoL 反应之间的 Cronbach's alpha（0.89）显示出高度的内部一致性。
大多数父母对自己的口腔健康感到满意，这对他们的生活质量有影响。
