title: Assessment of quality of life in patients with chronic oral mucosal diseases: a questionnaire-based study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A validated discipline-specific questionnaire has been developed recently to assess the quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic oral mucosal diseases.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Use the Chronic Oral Mucosal Diseases Questionnaire for evaluating a diverse group of patients with chronic oral mucosal disease after therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective convenience sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy patients seen in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology with oral lichen planus, recurrent aphthous ulcers, pemphigus, and other chronic oral mucosal diseases were included in the study. Patients completed the questionnaire after undergoing treatment of their oral mucosal disease to assess their QOL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients older than age 35 years reported significantly lower QOL (p = 0.015) in the domain of social and emotional status. Significant age-related differences in QOL were not observed in other domains. Older individuals also reported a significantly lower overall QOL. Men reported significantly better oral health-related QOL than women did in pain and functional limitation: 16.14 ± 8.94 vs 21.44 ± 7.696, respectively (p = 0.010). Significant differences were not observed between sexes for other domains. Significant differences were observed between the disease groups only for recurrent aphthous ulcers and pemphigus (p = 0.005). Patients with pemphigus had the worst overall QOL (73.6 ± 5.6).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Even after treatment, chronic oral mucosal diseases negatively affect patients’ QOL. Use of the Chronic Oral Mucosal Diseases Questionnaire may allow physicians to more effectively care for their patients with these diseases.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate student in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at the Manipal University Manipal College of Dental Sciences in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. bijina.br41@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bijina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.affiliation: HOD and a Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at the Manipal University Manipal College of Dental Sciences in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. junaid.ahmed@manipal.edu.
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Reader in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at the Manipal University Manipal College of Dental Sciences in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. nandita.shenoy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nandita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at the Manipal University Manipal College of Dental Sciences in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. ceena.denny@manipal.edu.
authors.forename: Ceena
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Denny
authors.affiliation: Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at the Manipal University Manipal College of Dental Sciences in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. oralcare@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ravikiran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ongole
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at the Manipal University Manipal College of Dental Sciences in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. almas.binnal@manipal.edu.
authors.forename: Almas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Binnal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires