tailieunhanh - Impact of oral health on quality of life among the elderly population of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of oral health conditions on the quality of life of elderly people in Joaçaba - SC, in Southern Brazil. A survey based on systematic sampling of clusters was carried out with 183 elderly people that belong to old age groups. The survey was conducted in order to assess the oral conditions of the participants (use of and need for prosthesis) based on the criteria from the World Health Organization publication “Oral Health Surveys, Basic Methods”, 4th edition. The oral health impact profile (OHIP) was used to evaluate the impact of. | Braz Oral Res 2004 18 1 85-91 Public Health Impact of oral health on quality of life among the elderly population of Joaẹaba Santa Catarina Brazil Impacto da condiẹão bucal na qualidade de vida dos idosos de Joaẹaba Santa Catarina Brasil Maria Gabriela Haye Biazevic Edgard Michel-Crosato Fabíola Iagher Cleiton Eduardo Pooter Silvia Letícia Correa Cláudia Elisa Grasel ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of oral health conditions on the quality of life of elderly people in Joaqaba - SC in Southern Brazil. A survey based on systematic sampling of clusters was carried out with 183 elderly people that belong to old age groups. The survey was conducted in order to assess the oral conditions of the participants use of and need for prosthesis based on the criteria from the World Health Organization publication Oral Health Surveys Basic Methods 4th edition. The oral health impact profile OHIP was used to evaluate the impact of oral condition in the quality of life. ABIPEME Brazilian Association of Market Research Institutes criterion was used together with the level of education and the number of people in the household to determine social inequalities. The participants were mostly women 82 and the OHIP mean was . No correlation was observed between the OHIP level and formal education or between OHIP and number of residents per household. There was a correlation of p between ABIPEME and OHIP. The OHIP mean for those not using maxillary prosthesis was and the mean for those using it was p . The mean OHIP for those in need of maxillary prosthesis for those who did not need it was and respectively p . The same trend was found for the use and need for mandibular prosthesis. The conclusion was that the need for maxillary and mandibular prosthesis impacted the quality of life among the elderly population of Joaqaba. DESCRIPTORS Quality of life Oral health Geriatrics Health surveys. RESUMO O objetivo