scholarly journals Halitosis and its influence on the quality of life

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kátia Nunes ◽  
Alexandre Conde ◽  
Juliane Pereira Butze
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Oral Malodor ◽  
Oral Malodour ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Dent Assoc

Objectives: To describe the patients' perception of their own breath and verify that halitosis can lead to loss of quality of life of patients with this condition. Methods: A consecutive sample was formed from patients who sought treatment at the Dentistry Screening Service of FSG Centro Universitário, between the months of August 2015 and September 2015, where they answered a questionnaire with objective questions about their perception of breath, and attitudes related to social situations where the breath can be influential. Results: Participated in this survey a total of 102 patients. Of these, 27 (26.5%) were male and 75 (73.5%) were female. When asked about the importance and concern for their breath, 95 (94.1%) participants reported that the smell of breath has great importance in their lives and 96 of these patients (95%) have a high concern for the own breath. Conclusion: On patients' perceptions, halitosis affects the quality of life of people. However, other studies should be conducted in order to evaluate the influence of halitosis in the quality of life of patients with this condition.Descriptors: Halitosis; Quality of Life; Health Education.ReferencesPham TA, Ueno M, Zaitsu T, Takehara S, Shinada K, Lam P.H, Kawahuchi Y. Clinical trial of oral malodor treatment in patients with periodontal diseases. J Periodontal Res. 2011;46(6):722-29.Moreno T, Hass NA, Castro GD, Winter R, Oppermann RV, Rosing CK. Tratamento da periodontite agressiva e alterações nos compostos sulfurados voláteis. Rev Odonto Ciência. 2005; 20(49):217-21.Domingos PAS, Abreu AC, Dantas AAR, Oliveira ALBM. Halitose: limitando a qualidade de vida. Rev. Odontol. Univ. São Paulo. 2011;23(2):171-81.Zalewska A. et al. Halitosis-a common medical and social problem. Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2012; 75(3):300-9.Rosenberg M. Clinical Assessment of bad breath: current concepts. J Am Dent Assoc.1996;127:475-82.Morita M, Wang HL. Association between oral malodor and adult periodontitis: a review. J Clin Periodontol. 2001;28(9):813-19.Figueiredo LC, Rosetti EP, Marcantonio E JR, Marcantonio RA, Salvador SL.  The relationship of oral malodor in patients with or without periodontal disease. J Periodontol. 2002;73(11):1338-42.Gorender M, Kolbe A. Correlação entre halitose e esquiva social. Rev Bras Neurol Psiquiat. 2004; 8(2):68.Scully C, Greenman J. Halitology: Breath odour: a etiopathogenesis and management. Oral Dis. 2012;18(4):333-45.Calil C, Tarzia O, Marcondes F. Qual a origem do mau hálito? Rev Odontol UNESP. 2006;35(2):185-90.Cartaxo RO, Ferreira DAH, Padilha WWN. Influência social da qualidade do hálito. Rev Inic Cien Odontol.2008;6(2).Associação Brasileira de Halitose (ABHA/ABPO). 2008.Elias MS, Ferriani MD.  Historical and social aspects of halitosis. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2006;14(5):821-23.Nadanovsky P, Carvalho LB, Ponce de Leon A. Oral malodour and its association with age and sex in a general population in Brazil. Oral Dis. 2007;13(1):105-9.Almas K, Albaker A, Felembam N. Knowledge of dental health and disease among dental patients: a multicenter study in Saudi Arabia. Indian J Dent Res.2000;11(4):145-55.Sopapornamorn P, Ueno M, Shinada K, Vachirarojpisan T, Kawaguchi Y. Clinical application of a VSCs monitor for oral malodour assessment. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2006;4(2):91-7.Eli I, Baht R, Koriat H, Rosenberg M. Self-perception of breath odor. J Am Dent Assoc. 2001;132(5):621-26.Manual da Organização Mundial da Saúde, 1998. Who. The World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment (WHOQOL): position paper from the World Health Organization. Soc Sci Med. 1995;41(10):1403-9.

scholarly journals The Quality of Life of Older Individuals Following the World Health Organization Assessment Criteria

Geriatrics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Margarida Goes ◽  
Manuel José Lopes ◽  
João Marôco ◽  
Henrique Oliveira ◽  
César Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Factor Score ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Translation Validation ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric qualities of the WHOQOL-BREF(PT) (the questionnaire developed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life Grpup for quality of life assessment), when applied to Portuguese elderly people residing in a community setting. The psychometric qualities were assessed by confirmatory factor analysis. A hierarchical second-order model and a third model were performed, and all three models presented similar and reasonable adjustment indexes. The data analysis showed that the construct failed only regarding discriminant validity because the correlations between the first-order factors were higher, associated with lower values of average variance extracted. The psychometric qualities found in the original translation/validation of the WHOQOL-BREF(PT) were compared with those found in this study; this study found higher correlations between domains but a similar level of factor reliability. The findings of this study lead to three recommendations: (i) to compute each factor score for each participant using the factor score weights obtained from confirmatory analysis models instead of adopting a unitary weight for each item, as proposed by the authors of the original translation/validation of the WHOQOL-BREF(PT); (ii) to compute a QOL score, which is not included in the original translation/validation; and (iii) to analyze differences between individual scores for each participants, which should be done by a group of health experts.

Quality of life assessment: the World Health Organization perspective

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (S3) ◽  
pp. 263s-266s ◽  
Author(s):  
S Saxena ◽  
J Orley ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Project ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Summary Assessment of quality of life (QoL) and use of this information towards improvement of health care services is an important area of activity of the World Health Organization (WHO). This paper briefly discusses the conceptual basis and the methodology used in WHO's Quality of Life Project (WHOQOL). It describes the simultaneous development of instruments in widely different cultures to assess subjective QoL. Use of these instruments in the field of clinical trials with psychotropics is highlighted.

scholarly journals Qualidade de vida e independência funcional de idosos frequentadores do clube do idoso do município de Sorocaba

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Malavazzi Lima ◽  
Franciele Andrade Araújo ◽  
Fátima Ayres de Araújo Scattolin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

Introdução: Nos últimos anos a expectativa de vida vem aumentando em todo o mundo. A manutenção da capacidade funcional e da qualidade de vida (QV) dessa população é um dos desafios da atualidade. Objetivo: Avaliar a QV e a independência funcional de idosos frequentadores do Clube do Idoso do município de Sorocaba e investigar a correlação entre essas medidas. Métodos: Participaram idosos de ambos os sexos com idade ≥60 anos. Foram utilizados: Instrwumento de Caracterização Sociodemográfica; World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-Old (WHOQOL-OLD) e Medida de Independência Funcional (MIF). Análises estatísticas realizadas: teste de Mann-Whitney e teste de Kruskal-Wallis para comparação entre os escores e o coeficiente de correlação de postos de Spearman para verificar a correlação entre os instrumentos. Resultados: Participaram 71 idosos, 69,01% mulheres, 56,34% com idade entre 60 e 69 anos, 33,80% casados e 83,10% aposentados. Não houve diferenças significativas quanto ao sexo para os dois instrumentos e quanto à idade nos escores do WHOQOL-OLD. Os idosos ≥80 anos apresentaram queda da independência funcional (p<0,001) e aqueles com mais anos de estudo apresentaram maior independência funcional e avaliaram melhor a QV global. Houve correlação diretamente proporcional entre escores da MIF e QV. Conclusão: Este estudo apontou que a funcionalidade está diretamente ligada à QV. Daí a importância dos grupos de terceira idade como forma de favorecer a prática de atividade física e aumentar a interação social, fatores essenciais na proteção e promoção da saúde e da QV dessa população.

Re: Caron et al., 2021, sociocultural context and autistics quality of life: A comparison between Quebec and France

Autism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 136236132110518
Author(s):  
Jacqui Rodgers
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Life Measure ◽  
The World ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Autistic Adults ◽  
Health Organization

The purpose of this letter to the editors is to highlight to the readership of Autism the recommended use of the Autism Quality of Life measure (ASQoL) for research with autistic adults. The ASQoL was developed for use alongside the World Health Organization Quality of Life – Bref (WHOQOL-Bref) and the World Health Organization disabilities module. The letter raises some concerns about the use of the ASQoL as a standalone measure in a recent study by Caron et al. published in Autism. Lay abstract This letter to the editors discusses the use of the ASQoL for research with autistic adults. The autism quality of life measure was developed for use alongside two existing measures of quality of life developed by the World Health Organization. It was not developed as a questionnaire to be used in its own. The letter raises some concerns about the use of the autism quality of life measure as a standalone measure in a recent study by Caron et al., published in Autism.

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