Social, economic, and behavioral variables associated with oral health-related quality of life among Brazilian adults

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva

Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo¹  Samuel Jorge Moysés¹  Simone Tetu Moysés¹  Marcia Olandoski¹  Maria Teresa Anselmo Olinto¹  Marcos Pascoal Pattussi¹ 

关键词: Epidemiology;    Quality of life;    Oral health;    Epidemiologia;    Qualidade de vida;    Saúde bucal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-81232015205.13562014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between sociodemographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables and oral health as assessed using the 14-question short version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). A cross-sectional study was performed with 1095 adult residents from 38 census tracts in the municipality of São Leopoldo, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Responses to the OHIP-14 were dichotomized, and bivariate (Chi-square) and multivariate analysis (logistic regression and Wald's test) were performed. In the bivariate analysis, the worse effects were reported by female individuals, the elderly, those with low family income, less schooling, those reporting a lower quality of life and social support, and smokers. In the multivariate analysis the following variables maintained their statistical significance: gender (female), age (50-59 years), family income (low), quality of life (low), social support (low, moderate), and smoking (smokers). Individuals' self-perception of their oral health was related to sociodemographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables, thus confirming that emphasis should be placed on social factors when addressing oral health problems.

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