Correlation between adolescent orthodontic quality of life and ABO Discrepancy Index in an orthodontic treatment-seeking population: A cross-sectional study

Objective: To evaluate the association between adolescents’ orthodontic quality of life before initiating orthodontic treatment and their objective case complexity as measured by the American Board of Orthodontics’ Discrepancy Index (DI). Design and setting: A single-centre, cross-sectional survey study. Methods: The Orthodontic Quality of Life Assessment Survey (OQoLAS) was administered to 240 adolescents (aged 11–14 years) during their record-gathering appointment. After completion of the survey, a DI score was calculated for each patient based on pretreatment measurements. Pearson correlation coefficients, r, were used to assess the association of DI scores with OQoLAS total and subdomain scores. A multiple linear regression of OQoLAS total scores adjusting for age, gender and DI scores was conducted. Results: The study did not find a strong correlation between OQoLAS and DI scores (r = 0.10; P = 0.6497). On average, the OQoLAS scores (functional, emotional and social subdomains of OQoLAS) were slightly higher among girls than among boys but there was no statistical difference for total OQoLAS score between boys and girls (42.4 vs. 45.4, P = 0.2005). However, there was a significant difference in oral health perception rating between boys and girls, with girls being more likely to rate their oral health positively (adjusted P = 0.0226). The total DI scores of boys with respect to girls were not statistically different ( P = 0.4256). The components of the DI that showed highest score were for cephalometric measures, followed by overjet; and the lowest scores were for lateral open bite and buccal posterior crossbite. The measure of association analysis did not show any strong correlation between the OQoLAS (total score and subdomain scores), and DI score or any of its components. Conclusion: Malocclusion severity was not found to be correlated with orthodontic quality of life in adolescents aged 11–14 years seeking orthodontic treatment.

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MO1017PSYCHOSOCIAL REPERCUSSIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ◽

10.1093/ndt/gfab108.0014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Salma Naouaoui ◽

Kamal Ahtitich ◽

Meriem Chettati ◽

Wafaa Fadili ◽

Inass Laouad

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Life Assessment ◽

University Hospital ◽

Maintenance Hemodialysis ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Daily Life Activities ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background and Aims Despite major advances in the provision of renal replacement therapy, children and adolescents on dialysis frequently have compromised daily life activities and a worse quality of life compared with healthy peers. While these aspects have been studied extensively in affluent countries, data from developing regions are scant. The aim of our study was assessing the psychosocial repercussions and the quality of life (QoL) of children with end stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis in a Moroccan tertiary care hospital and comparing them with healthy controls. Methods We performed a cross-sectional investigation, at Mohammed VI university hospital of Marrakesh, using parent/child reports of generic module for QoL assessment: PedsQLTM Inventory version 4 for both cases and controls. Disease-specific module: PedsQLTM ESRD version 3 was used for ESRD cases. Twenty-two children on maintenance hemodialysis and 50 controls were enrolled in our study. Results The mean age of the ESRD cases was 11.6 ± 4.7 years (range 4– 18 years) with female predominance (58%). Controls were age- and sex-matched. A statistically significant difference was observed between ESRD cases and controls regarding all aspects of QoL. The total QOL mean score was 51.2 ± 13.6 and 82.8 ± 11.2 among cases and controls, respectively. All individual QoL domains were significantly worse in ESRD cases. Conclusion Our findings showed that the quality of life of children undergoing hemodialysis may be dramatically affected especially in limited-resources countries. And this raises the need to introduce quality of life assessment as a part of pediatric ESRD management.

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The relationship between oral health-related quality of life, the need for orthodontic treatment and bullying, among Brazilian teenagers

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics ◽

10.1590/2177-6709.24.2.073-080.oar ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 73-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Renata Colturato Joaquim Gatto ◽

Artênio José Ísper Garbin ◽

José Eduardo Corrente ◽

Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Orthodontic Treatment ◽

Health Impact ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

ABSTRACT Introduction: Orthodontic treatment aims at oral health and restoration of function as main objectives, however, psychological and social effects end up being the main reason for the demand for treatment. Objective: To determine the association between the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), the need for orthodontic treatment and bullying among Brazilian teenagers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional epidemiological study. To assess the malocclusion, the Dental Aesthetic Index was used. And the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 was used to analyze the OHRQoL. The Kidscape questionnaire was used to investigate cases of bullying. The following variables were also included: previous orthodontic treatment and a desire to fix the teeth to improve one’s appearance. Multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression considering the poor OHRQoL as a response variable. Results: 815 teenagers participated in the study. There was a statistically significant association between oral health-related quality of life and the variables: previous orthodontic treatment (p= 0.0270), desire to fix the teeth (p< 0.0001), sex (p= 0.0309), history of being a victim of bullying (p< 0.0001), frequency of bullying episodes (p= 0.0170), and consequences of bullying (p< 0.0001). The following were considered as risk factors for poor OHRQoL: lack of previous orthodontic treatment (OR = 2.191) and negative consequences of bullying (OR = 3.042). Conclusion: The need for orthodontic treatment was not associated with the OHRQoL; however, bullying and previous orthodontic treatment had a statistically significant association with this variable.

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A Comparative Study of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Cleft Lip and Palate Patients and Their Families during Orthodontic Treatment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182312826 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (23) ◽

pp. 12826

Author(s):

Inês Francisco ◽

Francisco Caramelo ◽

Maria Helena Fernandes ◽

Francisco Vale

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Orthodontic Treatment ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Categorical Variables ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

(1) Background: It has been recognized that CLP condition may affect oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) due to dental anomalies and abnormal craniofacial development. Aim: To assess whether orthodontic treatment affected the levels of OHRQoL in CLP patients and their families. (2) Methods: 226 individuals (111 with cleft and 115 control) and their parents were invited to complete the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) and Family Impact Scale (FIS), respectively. The Mann–Whitney test was used for quantitative variables and the Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables. The Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient was used to correlate the results of the OHIP and FIS questionnaires. (3) Results: No significant difference was found between groups in OHIP-14 but FIS score revealed a significant difference between the two groups evaluated (p < 0.001). Only the social limitation in OHIP score revealed a significant difference (p = 0.001). Regarding FIS score, the most affected dimensions were family activities (p < 0.001), parental emotions (p = 0.001), and family conflict (p = 0.011). (4) Conclusion: Undergoing orthodontic treatment had a similar impact on the overall quality of life in CLP patients and non-cleft patients. Parents of cleft children had a poorer OHRQoL compared to what was perceived by their children and parents of non-cleft children.

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Impact of malocclusion on the Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of 8 to 10 years old school children

Nigerian Journal of Dental Research ◽

10.4314/njdr.v6i2.13 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 208-218

Author(s):

Onyinye O. Umeh ◽

Adaku L. Ben Okoye ◽

Ikenna G. Isiekwe ◽

Oluwatosin O. Sanu ◽

Ifeoma L. Utomi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

School Children ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

The Impact

Objective: To investigate the impact of malocclusion on the Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of school children. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among four hundred and twenty five (425) 8-10 years school pupils in Lagos Nigeria. Malocclusion was assessed using the Dental Aesthetic Index while OHRQoL was assessed using the Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ 8-10). Data entry and analyses was done with SPSS Version 23.0. Data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis and Chi-square test and one-way ANOVA were used for comparison between variables. Level of significance was set at 0.05. Results: Gender distribution of the study population was; 48.8% (208) males and 51.2% (217) females. The mean age of the participants was 9.23±0.83 and their median age was 9 years. The prevalence of malocclusion according to DAI was 25.9%. Over 70% of the children were found to have no/ or slight need for orthodontic treatment (DAI score < 25), elective treatment was needed in 19.1% of subjects (DAI score 25-30), while in 6.8% of the surveyed population; treatment was highly desirable/mandatory. The differences in the prevalence of malocclusion among the different age groups was observed to be statistically significant (P = 0.038). The overall mean CPQ 8-10 was 19.51±17.1. There was no statistically significant difference in mean CPQ scores between gender (P=0.565), age (P=0.524) and severity of malocclusion (P=0.296) Conclusion: The prevalence of malocclusion in this study was 25.9% with an overall mean CPQ of 19.51±17.1. Higher mean CPQ values were observed with females, older age group and subjects with DAI 31- 35; however, it was not statistically significant.

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CLIMACTERIC SYNDROME: SYMPTOM PREVALENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT, A PROXY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20172827 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (7) ◽

pp. 2377

Author(s):

Mahesh D Kurugodiyavar ◽

Madhavi Gajula ◽

Dattatreya D. Bant ◽

Geeta V. Bathija

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Life Assessment ◽

Climacteric Syndrome ◽

Age Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sexual Symptoms ◽

Menopausal Women ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Symptom Prevalence

Background- Climacteric, is that particular phase in ageing women, which marks the transition from the reproductive phase to non-reproductive state and is often associated with symptomatology, referring to as climacteric syndrome. The health services rendered in this regard, makes a great impact on the women’s quality of life. The paucity of publication in this regard, insisted the need of recognizing these symptoms and hence a study to know the symptom prevalence and to assess the quality of life among peri-menopausal women.Methods- A cross-sectional study among 100 women in the age group of 45-60 years, employed in various educational institutes were carried out using the MENQOL questionnaire, on 4 domains, involving the Vasomotor, Psychosocial, Physical and Sexual aspects. The responses were graded on Likert scale and analyzed by Kruskal wallis H and Mann Whitney U tests.Results- 53% of the women in the study were in the age group of 45-50 years, 50% of them were over-weight, and 75% had muscle and joint pains, followed by headache and backache in 60% of women. Higher literates and upper-middle class had better quality of life with less psychosocial symptoms (p<0.01), and less vasomotor, physical and sexual symptoms (p<0.05). Symptom were more under psychological and physical domain in Muslim women, compared to Hindus (p<0.05). Vasomotor symptoms were more in the women aged 45-50 years (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the level of quality of life between type of family, marital status of women and different BMI values (P>0.05).Conclusion- There is paucity of studies in regards to quality of life among peri-menopausal women. Initiatives programs by the government for post-menopausal women ought to be initiated owing to their special needs.

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Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Patients Infected With HIV, IRAN: A Cross Sectional Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-115711/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Soheila Shaghaghian ◽

Elham Saranjam ◽

Homayooni Mojtaba

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Abstract Background: In recent years, life expectancy of patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) increased. They experienced oral manifestations that could affect their Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL). This study was conducted to evaluate OHRQoL in the patients and its related factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, using simple random sampling, we selected 250 patients with HIV from Shiraz Voluntary Counseling and Testing center in 2019. To evaluate their OHRQoL, we used Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index revised for patients with HIV. We assessed the association between the patients' OHRQoL and demographic characteristics. Results: The mean score of the patients' OHRQoL was 24.50±6.25. The worst and the best scores were in psychosocial and pain categories, respectively. In univariate analysis, the OHRQoL significantly associated with the patients' age (p=0.005), duration of disease (p=0.008), job (p=0.010), edentulous status (p=0.002), and wearing denture (p<0.001). However, in multiple linear regression analysis, we found only a significant difference between participants wearing and not wearing denture (p=<0.001).Conclusions: The participants declared that they satisfied from averagely 70% of items of OHRQoL. The OHRQoL was significantly better in the patients wearing denture. The finding highlighted the importance of fulfillment of dental needs on improving OHRQoL. Therefore, planning of dental services for patients with HIV is essential so that they have timely access to oral health care. Furthermore, authorities should consider denture as an unmet need in the patients and provide facilities to help the patients to become denture owners.

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Pain and Oral Health Related Quality of LIfe among Patients Undergoing Fixed Orthodontic Treatment: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association ◽

10.31729/jnma.4817 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 58 (226) ◽

Author(s):

Prakash Poudel ◽

Sirjana Dahal ◽

Vivek Bikram Thapa

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Orthodontic Treatment ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Study Participants

Introduction: Fixed orthodontic procedures such as separator placement, archwire placement andactivations, application of orthopaedic forces, and debonding of brackets produce pain in patients.This study was conducted to assess pain and oral health-related quality of life among patientsundergoing orthodontic treatment. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 152 orthodontic patients ofa teritary care center from January 2019 to October 2019 after receiving ethical approval from theInstitutional Review Committee (Ref. no. 2311201813). Convenience sampling method was done toselect the participants. Oral health-related quality of life using “Oral Health Impact Profile-14” andpain experienced during the first month of fixed orthodontic treatment were assessed. Data analysisfor calculation of frequency and proportion was done in Statistical Package of Social Sciences. Results: Mean pain score of the study participants was 5.05±2.07 and their mean oral health impactwas 12.71±7.27. Most of the study participants 86 (56.58%), had experienced moderate pain due toorthodontic treatment. Out of the reported impacts, 134 (88.2%) had painful aching in mouth and 127(83.6%) had difficulty during eating. Least impact was seen in alteration of taste 35 (23%). Conclusions: The pain intensity experienced by patients was variable. Most participants hadmoderate pain but few patients perceived no pain at all. The participants had at least one or otheroral health impacts due to fixed orthodontic treatment. Orthodontists should counsel the patientsregarding possible discomfort so that there is no discontinuation of treatment due to pain.

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Quality of life assessment of patients with and without venous ulcer

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0104-1169.3304.2454 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 576-581 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Thalyne Yurí Araújo Farias Dias ◽

Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes Costa ◽

Márjorie Dantas Medeiros Melo ◽

Sandra Maria da Solidade Gomes Simões de Oliveira Torres ◽

Eulália Maria Chaves Maia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Life Assessment ◽

Therapeutic Interventions ◽

Chronic Venous Disease ◽

Physical Aspect ◽

Venous Disease ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Significant Difference

OBJECTIVES: to compare the quality of life of patients with chronic venous disease with and without ulcer and to identify the most affected aspects.METHOD: cross-sectional study with a sample of 204 patients with chronic venous disease. The quality of life was assessed with the help of the SF-36 questionnaire. To compare the scores between the groups, the Mann-Whitney test was used, considering a statistically significant difference when p<0.05.RESULTS: the quality of life score of patients with ulcer was lower when compared to that of patients without ulcer, in all domains and dimensions of the SF-36, particularly in the domains physical aspect and functional capacity, with very low scores.CONCLUSION: all aspects of quality of life were more compromised in people with ulcers. These findings can contribute towards a better understanding of the effects of chronic venous disease on the quality of life and towards a better orientation of therapeutic interventions in this population.

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Impact of Malocclusion, Tooth Loss and Oral Hygiene Habits on Quality of Life in Orthodontic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18137145 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (13) ◽

pp. 7145

Author(s):

Dinis Pereira ◽

Vanessa Machado ◽

João Botelho ◽

Luís Proença ◽

João Rua ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Orthodontic Treatment ◽

Health Impact ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Missing Teeth ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

The Impact

We aimed to assess the impact of malocclusion on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a sample composed of adolescents, younger adults and adults seeking orthodontic treatment. Participants were consecutively enrolled from January 2019 to March 2020. The oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) was used to measure the OHRQoL. The index of complexity, outcome and need (ICON) was used to assess malocclusion. Sociodemographic, medical, and clinical questionnaires were recorded. Statistical analyses were performed according as a function of sex and age range (15–30 or >30 years old). Linear and logistic regression models were applied to assess the association between OHIP-14 total score, malocclusion, and other relevant confounding variables. In a final sample of 93 participants (60 females and 33 males, aged 15 to 60 years), men reported significantly better OHRQoL (p = 0.005). Participants aged 30 years or older reported significantly worse OHRQoL (p = 0.042). OHIP-14 was significantly correlated with age (ρ = 0.259, p < 0.05) and the number of missing teeth (ρ = 0.369, p < 0.001). Multivariable regression showed OHIP-14 being associated with the number of missing teeth (B = 1.48, SE = 0.57, p < 0.05) and the presence of missing teeth (B = 1.38, SE = 0.65, p < 0.05). Malocclusion showed no association with OHRQoL. Age and the number of missing teeth may be key factors on self-perceived OHRQoL in adult patients seeking orthodontic treatment.

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