title: Oral health-related quality of life in mild Alzheimer: patient versus caregiver perceptions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare perceptions on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) between Alzheimer disease (AD) patients and their caregivers by using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Correlation between GOHAI and prostheses quality was also performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  GOHAI was applied to 16 AD elders and their caregivers. GOHAI index was compared to objective measures of AD patients' prostheses quality, rated by a researcher. Data were submitted to Wilcoxon signed rank and McNemar tests (α = 5%). Kappa correlations verified the concordance for GOHAI scores between AD patients and caregivers. Spearman's correlation was used to explore concordance between GOHAI scores and prostheses quality indices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total GOHAI scores from AD patients and caregivers were similar (P = 0.262). Overall Kappa was good (0.62). There were no correlations between GOHAI scores and prostheses quality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AD patients assess and self-report their OHRQoL similarly to their main caregiver.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Camila Heitor
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giselle Rodrigues
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Brazil. regarcia@fop.unicamp.br.
authors.forename: Renata Cunha Matheus
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rodrigues Garcia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; oral health; quality of life; self-perception