scholarly journals The effect of socio-psychological trait on the oral health related quality of life among college students

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-227
Author(s):  
Byung-Su Kim ◽  
Jae-Gyu Jeon ◽  
Hyo-Won Oh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
College Students ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Psychological Trait ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Factors associated with a fantastic lifestyle in Brazilian college students - a multilevel analysis

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 601-610
Author(s):  
Rafael Aiello Bomfim ◽  
Maynara Azevedo Silva Mafra ◽  
Iad Muhamad Samih Gharib ◽  
Alessandro Diogo De-Carli ◽  
Edilson José Zafalon
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
College Students ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze possible associations between a Fantastic lifestyle and self-perception of oral health, binge drinking, and socio-demographic variables among public college students. Methods: questionnaires validated for use in Brazil were applied to 672 students in randomly selected courses. It was the first questionnaire to assess a Fantastic lifestyle, the second to measure oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-14), and the third to include socio-demographic information. Multilevel linear regression was used for the analyses. Results: among the participants, 64.21% were full-time students, 52.82% were females, 50.85% had a family income between 4 and 8 minimum wages, 16.75% were binge drinkers, and 22.22% used to drive after drinking. Socio-demographic variables such as income (p = 0.001), religion (p = 0.02), marital status (p = 0.021), binge drinking (p <0.001), and OHIP-14 (p <0.001) were associated with a Fantastic lifestyle. Conclusions: fantastic lifestyle of the Brazilian college students was associated with income, oral health-related quality of life, marital status, religion, and alcohol consumption (binge drinking).

scholarly journals Effects of Oral Probiotics on Subjective Halitosis, Oral Health, and Psychosocial Health of College Students: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1143
Author(s):  
Dong-Suk Lee ◽  
Myoungsuk Kim ◽  
Seoul-Hee Nam ◽  
Mi-Sun Kang ◽  
Seung-Ah Lee
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
College Students ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Double Blind Placebo ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Altogether, 81% of Korean college students experience halitosis and concomitant psychosocial problems such as depression and lowered self-esteem, as well as poor oral-health-related quality of life. Although halitosis causes many social and psychological problems among college students, there have been no reports of improvement interventions. This study aimed to identify the effects of ingesting tablets of the oral probiotic Weissella cibaria CMU (Chonnam Medical University, Gwangju, Korea) on halitosis and examine its effects on psychosocial indicators. This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group or the control group. They ingested W. cibaria CMU or the placebo, depending on which group they belonged to, before going to bed daily for eight weeks. The measured indicators were subjective halitosis, subjective oral-health status, depression, self-esteem, and oral-health-related quality of life. Measurements were at baseline and eight weeks later. The participants showed statistically significant differences in subjective halitosis and oral-health-related quality of life. For college students with halitosis, intake of the oral probiotic for eight weeks could be a useful nursing intervention for reducing halitosis and improving oral-health-related quality of life.

Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Among Sudanese Children Treated for Cleft Lip and Palate

2021 ◽  
pp. 105566562098769
Author(s):  
Mecheala Abbas Ali ◽  
Alwaleed Fadul Nasir ◽  
Shaza K. Abass
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: This study compared the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among children with a cleft lip with or without a cleft palate (CL±P) and a group of their peers. The reliability of the Arabic version of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile Questionnaire (COHIP) was also assessed. Design: A cross-sectional study. Settings: Cleft clinic in a private dental college in Omdurman City, Sudan. Patients: In all, 75 children (mean age 11.3 ± 2.5 years) with a history of CL±P and a group of 150 school children without CL±P (mean age 11.4 ± 2.6 years). Main Outcome Measures: Overall and subscale scores on the Arabic version of the COHIP. Results: Test–retest reliability of COHIP in Arabic was high with an interclass correlation coefficient >0.8. Cronbach α value internal consistency was 0.8 for the total scale and between 0.7 and 0.8 for the subscales. The COHIP score was 89.41 ± 19.97 in children with CL±P and 122.82 ± 9.45 for the control group. Children with CL±P had significantly lower scores on the overall and all subscales when compared to children without CL±P ( P ≤ .001). Among the children with CL±P, there were no statistically significant differences on the COHIP based on age and/or gender ( P ≥ .05). Conclusions: Children with CL±P had a relatively high OHRQoL, which was lower than that of their peers without CL±P in both the overall scale and all subscales. Gender and age differences had no significant impact on the OHRQoL. The COHIP Arabic version showed appropriate reliability.

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