Personality Characteristics and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in an Iranian Adult Population.

Gaetano Isola,Hamidreza Hajizamani,Mohammadi Tayebeh Malek,William Murray Thomson,Naimeh Hasheminejad

doi:10.1155/2021/6619123

Abstract

Self-rated oral health and oral health-related quality of life is known to be influenced by various personality characteristics. The aim of this study was to understand how personality characteristics affect oral health-related quality of life ratings in an Iranian adult population. The study included 443 adult participants recruited from a public dental clinic in Kerman, southeast of Iran. The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 questionnaire was used to assess oral health-related quality of life. Personality traits were determined using the 20-item Positive Affectivity Negative Affectivity Scale. Locker's single-item global self-rating of oral health was used to obtain information on self-rated oral health. Pearson correlation and negative binomial regression were used for data analysis. A higher negative affectivity score was associated with worse oral heath related quality of life, and a higher positive affectivity score was associated with better rating of oral health-related quality of life. On average, individuals who described their oral health as worse scored higher on Oral Health Impact Profile-14. Negative affectivity and positive affectivity influence individuals' perceptions of their oral health and quality of life. If possible, investigations of oral health-related quality of life measures should also include a brief personality assessment.

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IntroductionOral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) is increasingly used to evaluate effectiveness and patient satisfaction with oral disease treatment [1, 2]
Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) is increasingly used to evaluate effectiveness and patient satisfaction with oral disease treatment [1, 2]. Many oral diseases such as periodontitis are related to a wide range of systemic diseases [3, 4]. erefore, they affect the quality of life in many ways [5]
OHRQOL measures are considered to be strongly associated with clinical oral disease status and treatment outcomes, they only represent individuals’ interpretation of health status. is interpretation is influenced by sociodemographic and personality characteristics [6], meaning that, after treatment, the same clinical signs may elicit different reactions in people with different personality characteristics [7]

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Introduction

Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) is increasingly used to evaluate effectiveness and patient satisfaction with oral disease treatment [1, 2]. Many oral diseases such as periodontitis are related to a wide range of systemic diseases [3, 4]. OHRQOL measures are considered to be strongly associated with clinical oral disease status and treatment outcomes, they only represent individuals’ interpretation of health status. E Positive Affectivity and Negative Affectivity Scale schedule (PANAS) is a brief, easy to use, reliable, and valid personality measurement method. It consists of two tenitem scales that describe different emotions related to positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA)

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