Abstract
이 연구는 대구 지역 일부 청소년을 대상으로 구강건강상태와 구강건강 관련 삶의 질에 대해 조사하였으며, 청소년의 구강건강 관련 삶의 질에 미치는 요인에 대해 분석하였다. 연구 대상자 중 주관적 구강건강 상태에 대해서 나쁘다고 생각하는 청소년은 24명(20.2%), 보통은 67명(56.3%), 좋다고 생각하는 청소년은 28명(23.5%)이었고, 1년 내 구강 내 통증을 느낀 적이 있다고 응답한 청소년은 72명(60.5%), '없다'는 47명(39.5%)이었다. 구강건강 관련 삶의 질의 점수는 최하 14~70점까지로 연구 대상자의 평균 총 점수는 <TEX>$64.76({\pm}6.71)$</TEX>점으로, 점수가 높을수록 구강 문제로 인한 삶의 질의 영향이 낮은 것이다. 청소년의 구강건강 관련 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인은 1년 내 구강 내 통증 경험이 있을수록 구강건강 관련 삶의 질이 낮은 것으로 나타났으며, 주관적 구강건강 상태, 학년 순으로 영향이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 일생 동안 신체적, 정신적 변화가 가장 많은 청소년 시기의 삶의 질은 매우 중요하다. 이러한 삶의 질에 구강건강이 미치는 영향에 대해 조사한 연구로 매우 의미 있는 연구이며, 청소년의 구강건강 불편 증상을 최소화하기 위한 노력이 필요할 것으로 생각된다. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between oral health status and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) by using the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) among adolescents in a metropolis of Korea. A total of 119 students in 1st grade in middle school and 1st grade in high school participated in this cross-sectional study. Oral examination was conducted by two trained dentists to collect in for mation about Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) and Community Periodontal Index (CPI). OHRQoL was evaluated by short-form of OHIP-14. Wilcoxon correlation, Kruskal-Wallis test and multiple regression analyses were performed to assess the association between oral health status and OHRQoL. All data was analyzed by SPSS 22.0 and the significance level was set at 0.05. The average of OHIP-14 score in adolescents having no dental caries (<TEX>$17.88{\pm}5.13$</TEX>) was higher than those having more than one DMFT index (<TEX>$19.75{\pm}7.16$</TEX>). The average of OHIP-14 score in adolescents having bleeding observed (<TEX>$20.21{\pm}8.01$</TEX>) was higher than those having more than calculus detected (<TEX>$18.66{\pm}5.65$</TEX>). The level of OHRQoL was higher in the participants perceiving better oral health condition compared to those perceiving poorer condition (p<0.05). The result of this study could provide the information that OHRQoL from adolescents positively associated with self-assessed oral health status than oral health with DMFT and CPI. Further studies are needed to well-designed follow-up studies.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.