scholarly journals Applying Children's Quality of Life Assessment to Promote the Reliability of Children Dental Health Services Quality

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Taufan Bramantoro ◽  
P Yayi Suryo ◽  
Djauhar Ismail ◽  
Udijanto Tedjosasongko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Dental Health Services ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

ABSTRACT Objective Dental health services as a service provider need to evaluate and promote their service quality. The assessment of oral health related quality of life can be valuable material for the planning and evaluation of dental health services. Oral health related quality of life assessment apply the socio-dental indicators aspects and provide information in regard to the impact of oral conditions on the quality of life. One of patient's service quality assessment main aspect is reliability of dental treatment. Reliability of dental treatment is not only focused on dental pathological problems solving, but also on patient's quality of life improvement. This study examined the application of children's quality of life assessment as a decision planning basis to promote reliability aspects in children dental health services quality. Material & Method This study can be considered as an observational analytic research using cross-sectional study design. This research was conducted in Wates Mojokerto Community Dental Health Service in the early 2015. The population in this research involved children aged 3-5 years who had dental caries and also were students in kindergarten and early childhood program in Wates Mojokerto Community Dental Health Service as well as their mothers. Thus, the total of the population in this research was 309 children and their mothers. The instrument used in this study was measurement instrument of children's oral health related quality of life, which had been tested for their validity and reliability. Results That the number of dental caries had a considerable effect on the children's quality of life aged 3-5 years. Children who become fussy or anxious had the highest frequency of insidence than other impacts. There were significant differences of the number of dental caries among of the insidence of quality of life impacts. Conclusion The results described that fussy or anxious condition of children was the priority factor for parents in assessing the reliability aspects of dental health services quality in Wates Mojokerto Community Dental Health Service. This information becomes valuable input for Wates Mojokerto Community Dental Health Service in planning effective and reliable dental treatment procedures for children.

Accuracy of health-related quality of life assessment: What is the benefit of incorporating patients' preferences for domain functioning?

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina G. Gorbatenko-Roth ◽  
Irwin P. Levin ◽  
Elizabeth M. Altamaier ◽  
Bradley N. Doebbeling
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Oral Health and Related Quality of Life in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saber Azami-Aghdash ◽  
Fatemeh Pournaghi-Azar ◽  
Ahmad Moosavi ◽  
Mohammad Mohseni ◽  
Naser Derakhshani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Additive Method ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background: Of the most important implications and complaints in the elderly group of the population, is oral and dental health problems. This study aimed to assess oral health- related quality of life in older people. Methods: To data collection, databases were searched including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, SID, MagIran, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and scholar google The keywords were “older adults", “Geriatric” Elderly", "Older", “Aged”, "Ageing", "Oral health", "Oral hygiene" and "Quality of life", "QOL. For manual searching, several specialized journals of related scope as well as the finalized articles' reference list were searched. Studies from 1st Jan 2000 to 30th Jan 2017 were included. Studies were subjected to meta-analysis to calculate indexes, using CMA:2 (Comprehensive Meta-Analysis) software. Results: Totally, 3707 articles were searched that 48 of them were subjected to the oral and dental health-related quality of life in 59 groups of the elderly population with the mean age of 73.57+6.62 in the 26 countries. The obtained percentage values of dental and oral health were 80.2% (0-60), 14.8% (0-12), 16.4% (0-70), 22% (0-14 or 0-59) and 19.2% (0-196) for GOHAI with the additive method, GOHAI with Simple Count Method, OHIP14 with the additive method, OHIP-14 with Simple Count method and OHIP-49 with additive method indexes, respectively. Conclusion: The elderly group of the population had no proper oral health-related quality of life. Regarding the importance and necessity of oral and dental health and its effect on general health care in the target group, it is recommended to improve dental hygiene in the mentioned group of population.

scholarly journals Quality of Life and Health for Patients with Chronic Periodontitis: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeehee Pyo ◽  
Ji-Hyun Lee ◽  
Mina Lee ◽  
Minsu Ock
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Health Related Qol ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background: Disease burden created by periodontal disease has been recognized as a global challenge. The burden of medical expenses is expected to increase continuously, parallel to the growth of the elderly population. Periodontal disease causes tooth loss if not treated early, and advanced periodontitis can cause a decline in chewing ability and word pronunciation as well as aesthetic function. These results diminish the health-related quality of life (QOL) for various populations, particularly the elderly, adults, pregnant women, and workers. Thus, not only is early detection and management of the disease necessary, but also a systematic strategy for the prevention of periodontal diseaseMethods: Adults 19 years of age or older diagnosed with chronic gingivitis (K05.1) or chronic periodontitis (K05.3) under the ICD-10 codes were selected to participate in the study. Among the patients visiting the dental outpatient department, the study participants were chosen for our sample. A total of 20 participants were informed of the purpose of the study and gave consent to participate in in-depth interviews.Results: The analysis results were summarized into the four upper categories of ‘Interfering Element for Dental Care,’ ‘Declined Quality of Life caused by Dental Disease,’ ‘Satisfaction Elements after Treatment of Dental Disease,’ ‘Improvements for Voluntary Dental Care.’ The treatment of periodontal disease has improved the health-related quality of life and enabled the participants to have positive health behaviors for dental care. Furthermore, they recognized the severity of periodontal disease and the importance of dental examinations. It enabled them to be aware of the need of societal effort for dental care awareness.Conclusions: This study was an in-depth examination of the health-related QOL of periodontal patients through qualitative research methodology. The experiences of periodontal disease identified by this study can not only help to assess the adequacy of the current dental health-related QOL assessment tools but also recognize unmet needs regarding periodontal disease and, ultimately, to raise the awareness of periodontal disease among the general public. Based on this research, we expect that research on health-related QOL on periodontal disease would expand and revitalize the dental health system and practices.

scholarly journals Preventive health services and physical activity improve health-related quality of life in Mexican older adults

10.21149/9400 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (2, Mar-Abr) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Katia Gallegos-Carrillo ◽  
Yesenia Honorato-Cabañas ◽  
Nayeli Macías ◽  
Carmen García-Peña ◽  
Yvonne N Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Health Differences ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective. To evaluate the combined use of IMSS pre­ventive health services (PHS) and the practice of physical activity (PA) in order to determine their association with the perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of older adults. Materials and methods. A survey-based cross-sectional study was conducted at nine primary health care units (PHCUs) in Mexico City. The 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey evaluated the HRQoL, while PA and PHS use were assessed through self-report. Linear regression analyses were performed to determine the relationship between these three variables. Results. Of the 1 085 older adults who participated in the study, 36.8% used PHS, and 23.3% reported that they engage in PA. After controlling for possible effects due to sociodemographic and health differences, we found that participants who were physically active and used PHS reported better perceived HRQoL scores. Conclusions. The combined use of preventive practices such as the use of PHS and the practice of PA can help improve the perceived HRQoL of older adults.

scholarly journals OC-0320: Pre-radiotherapy health related quality of life assessment associates with survival in lung cancer patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. S160
Author(s):  
S. Perez-Luque ◽  
J. Cacicedo ◽  
L. Delgado Arroniz ◽  
J.M. Praena-Fernandez ◽  
E. Montero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Lung Cancer Patients ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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