Health-related quality of life of patients  undergoing rehabilitation with implant-supported prostheses

The success of oral reabilitation treatment depend on the re-establishment of the masticatory function and oral comfort of the patient. Objective: To evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of patients undergoing rehabilitation with implant-supported prostheses by Oral Health Impact Profile - short form questionnaire (OHIP-14) and a questionnaire associated to the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Material and methods: Fourteen patients requiring implant-supported prostheses on anterior region were asked to complete the OHIP-14 before, 1 and 3 months, and the VAS questionnaire, 1 and 3 months after the prosthesis installation (sample group). Moreover, fourteen complete dentate patients were asked to complete the OHIP-14 (control group). For each OHIP-14 category, the sample group’s answers were compared between the evaluation periods by the Kruskal-Wallis test, and to the control group’s answers by the U-test. The answers of the questionnaire associated to VAS were compared between the evaluation periods by t-test ( α=0.05). Results: For OHIP-14, there was no statistical difference between the answers after 1 and 3 months; however, there was difference among the answers of baseline, and 1 and 3 months after the prostheses installation, excepted for functional limitation. Comparing to the control group, before the prostheses installation, there was statistical difference for functional limitation, physical pain, psychological discomfort, physical and psychological disability; and, there was no difference after 3 months of prostheses installation. For the questionnaire associated to the VAS, there was no statistical difference between the responses for both evaluation periods, excepted for the prosthesis’ comfort and stability. Conclusion: The rehabilitated patients showed a significant improvement in function, aesthetics, self-esteem, and the quality of life.

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

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal ◽

10.1177/1055665620987694 ◽

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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Developing Short-form Measures of Oral Health-related Quality of Life

Journal of Public Health Dentistry ◽

10.1111/j.1752-7325.2002.tb03415.x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 13-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 101

Author(s):

David Locker ◽

P. Finbarr Allen

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Short Form ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Urinary incontinence in the puerperium and its impact on the health-related quality of life

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/s0104-11692012000200018 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 346-353 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Lígia da Silva Leroy ◽

Maria Helena Baena de Moraes Lopes

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Short Form ◽

Control Group ◽

Case Group ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

This case-control study evaluated whether UI in the puerperium compromises the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and if so, in which aspects. The study included 344 women (77 case group and 267 control group) up to 90 days postpartum, who were attended the Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic of a public teaching hospital, for the postpartum follow up consultation. A socio-demographic and clinical data questionnaire formulated and validated for the study, the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short-Form (ICIQ-SF), the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) and the Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), were applied. The mean score of the ICIQ-SF was 13.9 (SD: 3.7). The case group presented high mean scores in the domains Impact of the Incontinence, Emotions, Daily Activity Limitations and Physical Limitations, of the KHQ. The groups differed significantly in the domains Physical Aspects, Pain, General Health Status, Vitality, Social Aspects and Mental Health of the SF-36. It is concluded that UI significantly affects the physical and mental health of puerperae.

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Oral Health–Related Quality of Life in Children in Chile Treated for Cleft Lip and Palate: A Case-Control Approach

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal ◽

10.1597/15-095 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 54 (2) ◽

pp. 15-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Pedro C. Aravena ◽

Tania Gonzalez ◽

Tamara Oyarzún ◽

César Coronado

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Case Control ◽

Control Group ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

History Of

Objective To compare the oral health–related quality of life of patients treated for cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P) versus unaffected children between 8 and 15 years of age using a Spanish-language version of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP-Sp) administered to a Chilean population. Design A cross-sectional study with a matched case-control design was used. Methods Participants were 48 children (mean age 11.3 years) with a history of CL/P from three cities in Chile and one group of 96 children (mean age 11.2 years) unaffected by CL/P. The COHIP-Sp was applied to both groups. Quality of life was compared according to the overall score and the average score of items and domains on the COHIP-Sp scale between the two groups (Mann-Whitney U test; P < .05). Results The COHIP-Sp score was 94.1 ± 19.3 in children with CL/P and 97.1 ± 15.6 for the control group ( P = .31). A significantly lower score was observed in the group with CL/P in the domains “functional well-being” ( P = .001) and “school environment” ( P = .001); the only average in favor of the quality of life in children with CL/P was in “self-image” ( P = .0002). Conclusion The oral health–related quality of life of children with a history of CL/P was similar to that of the control group. Nevertheless, a lower quality of life was observed concerning items associated with speech and being understood by other people. Further study into the risk factors associated with surgery and rehabilitative treatment is recommended.

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Oral health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure and left ventricular assist devices—results of a cross-sectional study

Clinical Oral Investigations ◽

10.1007/s00784-021-03893-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Gerhard Schmalz ◽

Christian Binner ◽

Mirjam Eisner ◽

Justus Wagner ◽

Josephine Rast ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Short Form ◽

Left Ventricular ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Abstract Objectives The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and heart failure (HF). Material and methods Seventy-four patients with LVAD were recruited from University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Germany. A group of 72 patients with HF was composed by matching (age, gender, smoking). The German short form of oral health impact profile (OHIP G14) was applied. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was measured by short form 36 survey (SF-36). Dental conditions (decayed-, missing- and filled-teeth [DMF-T]), remaining teeth and periodontal findings were assessed. Statistics: t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, chi-square or Fisher test, linear regression. Results Age, gender, smoking, underlying disease, co-morbidities and oral findings were comparable between groups (p > 0.05). OHIP G14 sum score was 3.53 ± 6.82 (LVAD) and 2.92 ± 5.35 (HF; p = 0.70), respectively. The scales SF-36 physical functioning (p = 0.05) and SF-36 social functioning (p < 0.01) were worse in LVAD. In the LVAD group, the DMF-T and remaining teeth negatively correlated with OHIP G14 sum score (p < 0.01). In HF patients, positive correlations were found between OHIP G14 and D-T (p < 0.01) and remaining teeth (p = 0.04). Moreover, DMF-T (p = 0.03) and remaining molars/premolars (p = 0.02) were negatively correlated with SF-36 scales in HF. Conclusions Oral health and OHRQoL was comparable between LVAD and HF; thereby, OHRQoL reflected the clinical oral status. Clinical relevance Dental care, with beginning in early stage of HF, should be fostered to preserve teeth and support quality of life before and after LVAD implantation.

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An Assessment of Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Orthodontics Patients with Micro-Implant: A Pilot Study

UI Proceedings on Health and Medicine ◽

10.7454/uiphm.v1i0.42 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

Author(s):

Zubaidah Mohammad Zubir ◽

Mohd Masood ◽

Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Control Group ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Orthodontic Patients ◽

Micro Implants

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHQoL) among orthodontic patients who had micro-implants.Methods: This pilot study involved a total of sixteen orthodontics patients. The samples were selected from the postgraduate orthodontic clinic, Faculty of Dentistry Universiti Teknologi MARA. The study consisted of five (31.3%) males and eleven females (68.8%), aged between 18-30 years. The patients were divided equally into two groups (control and titanium alloy micro-implant). The micro-implants had diameter of 1.6mm and length of 8mm. Eight patients were treated without using micro-implant for the control group. The micro-implants were inserted by single operator. Cases with higher anchorage requirement were selected for micro-implant placements. The oral health quality of life was assessed by using S-OHIP14 (M) Malay version at two times which is before micro-implant insertion (T₀) and after four weeks’ micro-implant insertion (T₁).Results: There were no significant different found on functional limitation, physical pain, psychological discomfort, physical disability, psychological disability, social disability and handicap domains of OHIP-14 between the study group and control group (P>0.05).Conclusion: This pilot study showed that orthodontic treatment with micro-implants will not worsen the OHQoL of orthodontic patients and orthodontic patients without micro-implant perceived as having a similar level of OHQoL.

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Impact of Fake Braces on Oral Health Related Quality of Life: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-15505/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Zaki Hakami ◽

Hye Soo Chung ◽

Seham Moafa ◽

Hadia Nasser ◽

Hajar Sowadi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Control Group ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Abstract Background Fake braces have become popular as fashionable appliances in some parts of the world, however, there is a scarcity of information about their effects on various aspects of quality of life. Therefore, our aim was to investigate the effects of fake braces on oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL).Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out with data collection from a Google form questionnaire distributed in Saudi Arabia via various forms of social media over a period of four months. OHRQoL was assessed using the validated Arabic version of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire. Fake braces group included respondents who had braces installed for fashion purposes only. Therapeutic braces group included subjects who were wearing braces to treat any malocclusion problems. Control group included participants who did not have any kind of braces. People who had previously completed orthodontic treatments were excluded from the study. The negative impacts were divided into seven domains and a total OHIP score was calculated. Statistical analyses and data illustration were performed with SPSS Statistics (v. 25).Results A total of 1167 people voluntarily participated in the study. More than 60% of the participants were in the control group while 30% had conventional braces for therapeutic reasons and less than 5% had fashion braces under investigation. Sociodemographic distributions varied among the groups and the majority of the subjects in fake braces group had education below the university level with family income of less than average. There were no significant group differences in total OHIP scores. Physical pain was the most frequently reported complaint by all subjects and was the highest in the therapeutic braces group. People with fake or therapeutic braces reported significantly higher functional limitation and physical disability than the control. Yet, fashion braces group reported significantly lower psychological discomfort and disability compared to the therapeutic braces or control groups.Conclusions The illustrated effects of fake braces on OHRQoL in this study suggests the need to study the role of social media and educate the public on the use of braces to minimize the negative effects experienced by individuals.

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Effect of Complete Denture Therapy on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Edentulous Patient

10.12944/edj.02.02.03 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Hosein Masoudi Rad ◽

Hamid Neshandar Asli ◽

Maryam Rabiei ◽

Mehran Falahchai ◽

Fatemeh Ghasemi

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Functional Limitation ◽

Health Impact ◽

Complete Denture ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Edentulous Patients

Edentulism is one of the most important oral health challenges, which results in adverse social and psychological consequences. A conventional complete denture is utmost usually used treatment modality for these patients. A few studies assessed the quality of life of patients before as well as one month after complete denture therapy. This study aimed to assess the consequence of complete denture therapy on oral health-related quality of life of edentulous patients. This study was conducted on 43 edentulous patients in 2018-2019 who met the inclusion criteria. After obtaining their written informed consent and ethical approval from the university medical ethics committee, patients were requested to fill out the standardized Persian version of the oral health impact profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire before as well as one month after the delivery of complete denture via an interview. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 via the Wilcoxon and MannWhitney U tests. The total score of quality of life (OHIP-14) of patients considerably improved after treatment (P<0.001). The quality of life of patients significantly improved in all domains (P<0.001) except for functional limitation (P=0.122) and physical pain (P=0.009) domains, which had a more favourable status before the denture delivery. The difference in OHIP-14 total score of patients was significant regarding sex and age before (P=0.004 and P=0.006, respectively) and after (P=0.022 and P=0.007, respectively) denture delivery. Edentulous patients showed an improvement in oral health related quality of life at one month after denture delivery.

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Levothyroxine-Treated Hypothyroid Women and Women without Hypothyroidism: A Case–Control Study

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm9123864 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 3864

Author(s):

Benjamín Romero-Gómez ◽

Paula Guerrero-Alonso ◽

Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres ◽

Diana P. Pozuelo-Carrascosa ◽

José Alberto Laredo-Aguilera ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Short Form ◽

Case Control ◽

Control Group ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Control Study

The use of levothyroxine is not always related to the elimination of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. The aim of this study is to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of a group of hypothyroid women under levothyroxine treatment with that of a group of non-hypothyroid women. Methodology: A case–control study was performed. We used convenience sampling. The case group consisted of 152 levothyroxine-treated hypothyroid women; the control group consisted of 238 women without hypothyroidism disorders. All of the participants were euthyroid according to the clinical practice guidelines. We used as instruments the Short Form-12 questionnaire (SF-12v1) and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Results: Hypothyroid women scored significantly lower in HRQOL in SF-12v1 mental and physical components than the control group (mental component summary: 41.23 ± 12.12 vs. 46.45 ± 10.22, p < 0.001; physical component summary: 49.64 ± 10.16 vs. 54.75 ± 5.76, p < 0.001). body mass index (BMI) and age showed an influence on the physical component (p < 0.001 in both variables). Adjusted for age and BMI, hypothyroidism was still related to worse scores (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Despite being euthyroid, women with hypothyroidism showed a poorer quality of life than women without hypothyroidism. Health professionals need to assess the HRQOL of women with hypothyroidism. Further research on HRQOL and hypothyroidism is needed.

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Oral Health-Related Quality Of Life of Pre-School Children: Review and Perspectives for New Instruments

Brazilian Dental Journal ◽

10.1590/0103-6440202003871 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 (6) ◽

pp. 568-581

Author(s):

Matheus França Perazzo ◽

Paulo Antônio Martins-Júnior ◽

Lucas Guimarães Abreu ◽

Flávio Freitas Mattos ◽

Isabela Almeida Pordeus ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Oral Health ◽

Short Form ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Oral Conditions ◽

The Impact

Abstract This study aimed to describe different approaches for the evaluation of the Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of preschool children and to discuss perspectives for future instruments. The OHRQoL is a concept that surpasses an exclusively clinical perception and includes functional, social, emotional, and environmental issues. The measure of OHRQoL represents a holistic approach for researchers and clinicians extending their visions beyond the mouth and understanding the entire context of the patient. Negative impacts of oral conditions on OHRQoL in childhood can reflect on health development, especially in a life stage marked by social and cognitive maturation. Instruments have been developed and cross-culturally adapted to evaluate the impact of oral conditions on the OHRQoL of preschool children and their families. Some features distinguish these instruments and influence their selection, such as: self- or proxy-report; generic- or specific-condition; long- or short-form, and less or more established used in literature. Moreover, theoretical framework, construct validation and availability should also be considered. Nine OHRQoL instruments for preschool children were included in the present literature review. They were created between 2003 and 2017 by developed countries in most cases. The shorter instrument has five items, and the larger has 31 items. Most of them are proxy-reported, generic-condition, and have been relatively well established in the literature. The diversity of instruments indicates the evolution of OHRQoL studies, but there are methodological issues still in need to be improved in future developments or cross-cultural adaptations, according to current psychometric evidence.

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