Oral health-related quality of life among outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Int Dent J
; 63(3): 145-53, 2013 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23691959
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aims of the Oral Status And Rheumatoid Arthritis (OSARA) cross-sectional study were to study the oral health-related quality of life and to assess the associated factors in a population of outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis in France.METHODS:
The data were collected by five trained and standardised dentists who asked each subject the questions of a socio-demographic, behavioural and medical questionnaire, which was completed with the medical records, and performed the dental examination. Each subject filled out two self-assessment questionnaires the Health Assessment Questionnaire and the General Oral Health Assessment Index.RESULTS:
Seventy-three subjects were included. The mean age of the participants was 60.2 ± 11.9 years and 75.3% were women. For 58.3% of the subjects, their self-perceived oral health-related quality of life was described as poor. The logistic regression analysis found that a small number of teeth and marked difficulties in dressing and grooming were associated with bad oral health-related quality of life [ORa = 10.5 (1.96-56.19) and ORa = 4.3 (1.15-15.77), respectively].CONCLUSIONS:
More care should be given to the prevention of dental diseases in order to improve the oral health-related quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and their self-esteem, which will already be heavily affected.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Quality of Life
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Oral Health
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Int Dent J
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Francia