Jung Jiwoo, Yu Jinna, Kim Nam-Jun, Kwak Yeunhee
Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University,84 Heukseok-ro Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea.
Department of Nursing, Yeungnam University College,Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, Korea.
Iran J Public Health. 2024 Jun;53(6):1304-1312.
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between oral health, unmet dental needs and health-related quality of life in South Korea older adults.
The present study used raw data from the 2019~2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and analyzed 4956 participants aged over 65 yr. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used for associations between oral health, unmet dental needs, and HRQoL.
The EQ-5D index differed according to tooth pain, chewing difficulty, speaking problem, subjective oral health status, oral examination, and unmet dental care needs (<0.001). In the model 2, male, under 75 yr of age, high school graduate or higher, employed, living with a spouse, no stress, good subjective health status, no speaking problem, and no unmet dental care needs were associated with higher EQ-5D index (Adj R2 = 27.6%, <0.001).
To improve the HRQoL of older adults in South Korea, oral health problems need to be minimized through oral disease prevention and oral health education programs.
本横断面研究的目的是评估韩国老年人的口腔健康、未满足的牙科需求与健康相关生活质量之间的关系。
本研究使用了2019~2020年韩国国家健康与营养检查调查的原始数据，并分析了4956名65岁以上的参与者。采用分层多元回归分析来研究口腔健康、未满足的牙科需求与健康相关生活质量之间的关联。
EQ-5D指数因牙痛、咀嚼困难、说话问题、主观口腔健康状况、口腔检查以及未满足的牙科护理需求而有所不同（<0.001）。在模型2中，男性、75岁以下、高中及以上学历、就业、与配偶同住、无压力、主观健康状况良好、无说话问题以及无未满足的牙科护理需求与较高的EQ-5D指数相关（调整R2 = 27.6%，<0.001）。
为提高韩国老年人的健康相关生活质量，需要通过口腔疾病预防和口腔健康教育项目将口腔健康问题降至最低。
