Impacto de la salud bucal en la calidad de vida en pacientes adultos atendidos en la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad de Antioquia

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to determine the impact of the oral health in relation with the quality of life in adults treated at the College of Dentistry of the University of Antioquia. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 167 patients > 18 years that attended the institution (2012). A structured survey was carried out with information of the following variables: age, sex, social security insurance, general and oral self-perceived health and the OHIP-14. An Analysis of self-perceived health indicators according to socio-demographic variables was conducted. Analysis of prevalence, extent and severity from OHIP 14 by socio-demographic and health variables. The association of prevalence indicator of the OHIP-14 and health outcomes was measured by means of logistic regression analyses, calculating crude and adjusted Odds Ratios with the 95% confidence intervals (OR, 95%CI). Results: women, people aged 35-44 years, with a partner, with secondary education and non-manual occupations, reported worse oral health indicators. The prevalence, extent, and severity (as established on OHIP- 14) was higher in men, people aged 55-64 years, with a partner, educational level ≤ primary subsidized regime, manual type occupations. People who reported greater impact of oral health on quality of life were more likely to report poor oral health (aOR 3.59; 95% CI 1.82-7.07). Conclusions: social gradients in oral health related to the quality of life in the study population were found and groups with special vulnerability were observed.

• Autores: Posada López, Adriana; Agudelo Suárez, Andrés Alonso; Murillo Pedrozo, Andrés; Ramírez Sepúlveda, Karina; Zuluaga Villegas, Daniela; Vasco Grajales, Kristhel; Meneses Gómez, Edwin
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/5595
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/5595
• Palabra clave: Salud bucal; Calidad de vida; Indicadores de calidad de vida; Perfil de impacto de enfermedad; Oral health; Quality of life; Indicators of quality of life; Sickness impact profile
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)