Oral health-related quality-of-life and mental health in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Show others and affiliations
2015 (English)In: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, ISSN 0001-6357, E-ISSN 1502-3850, Vol. 73, no 1, p. 14-20Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Objectives. To investigate the association between oral health, oral health-related quality-of-life (OHRQoL) and mental health-related quality-of-life (QoL) in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with respect to demographic, social and clinical oral health variables. Materials and methods. One hundred participants were included in a cross-sectional study at a hospital in Norway. Data were collected via the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), the SF-36v2 Health Survey Mental Component (MCS), other self-reported factors, an interview and a clinical examination. Multiple regression analyses were performed. The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics approved the study. Results. Higher education (p < 0.01), being a smoker (p < 0.05) and experience of oral health problems (p < 0.001) were significantly associated with oral health-related quality-of-life (OHRQoL). Furthermore, those with feelings of dry mouth (p < 0.05) and impaired OHRQoL (p < 0.001) experienced more mental health problems. Conclusions. This study demonstrated that oral health and personal factors are related to mental health-related QoL and OHRQoL in individuals with COPD. This finding shows the need to focus on oral care.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Informa Healthcare, London , 2015. Vol. 73, no 1, p. 14-20
Keywords [en]
COPD, mental health, oral health, oral health impact profile, oral health-related quality-of-life, Sf-36v2 survey
National Category
Nursing
Research subject
Health-Promoting Work
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-25070DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2014.935952ISI: 000346333700003PubMedID: 25373517Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84918525857OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-25070DiVA, id: diva2:1134732
2017-08-212017-08-212020-06-04Bibliographically approved