title: Analysis of clinical, demographic, socioeconomic, and psychosocial determinants of quality of life of persons with intellectual disability: a cross-sectional Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the perception of parents about the impact of oral problems in their children, and of demographic, socioeconomic and psychosocial factors on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of Brazilian adolescents and young adults with intellectual disability (ID), in 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 119 individuals. Data collection was performed in stages: calibration and pilot study; Application of questionnaires; Exam of caries, periodontal and need for dental prostheses, in accordance with the World Health Organization criteria. The data were subjected to both bivariate and multivariate analyses to test the association of independent variables with the dependent variable (QoL).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Worse QoL was associated with the presence of periodontal pocket (p = 0.03; OR = 2.50; 95% CI 1.06 to 5.90), treatment need (p = 0.01; OR = 5.00; 95% CI 1.37 to 18.31), and need for dental prostheses (p = 0.03; OR = 2.89; 95% CI 1.13 to 7.37).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that clinical determinants had the greatest influence on OHRQoL of individuals with ID.
authors.affiliation: Department of Specific Formation, Nova Friburgo Dental School, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. nayaraalves@id.uff.br.
authors.forename: Nayara Silva
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Victor Pinheiro
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Gavina
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Specific Formation, University of Campinas (FOP-UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Karine Laura
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cortellazzi
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Specific Formation, Nova Friburgo Dental School, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lívia Azeredo Alves
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.affiliation: Department of Specific Formation, Nova Friburgo Dental School, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flávia Maia
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Specific Formation, Nova Friburgo Dental School, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andréa Videira
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Assaf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: intellectual disability; oral health; quality of life; social class