title: [Association between physical and psychosocial impacts of oral disorders and quality of life among the elderly].
abstract: This study sought to evaluate the association between the impact of oral disorders in terms of physical/psychosocial dimensions and quality of life among the elderly. It involved a cross-sectional study conducted among the elderly (65-74 years) in 2008/2009. The social impact was assessed using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP 14) and the quality of life using the SF 12 Short-Form Health Survey. Descriptive, univariate and multivariate (logistic regression) analysis was conducted with correction for the design effect, using SPSS(r)18.0 software. Of the 800 individuals approached, 736 elderly individuals participated (TR = 92%), with a mean age of 67.77 years, the majority of whom showed no impact based on the measurement of the prevalence of OHIP. The functional limitation dimension of the OHIP was associated with the physical domain of the SF12, irrespective of the other variables investigated. However, the seriousness of OHIP and its psychological discomfort and disability dimensions was associated with the mental domain of the SF12. The conclusion reached is that some impacts of oral disorders were associated with unsatisfactory quality of life in the physical and mental domains.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia, Centro de Ciências Básicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brasil, martins.andreamebl@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas.
authors.forename: Kimberly Marie
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de Campinas.
authors.forename: João Gabriel Silva
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontopediatria, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: Isabela Almeida
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Pordeus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life