Oral health-related quality of life among institutionalized patients after dental rehabilitation

Autor:	Pelin Güneri, Betul Ilhan, Nesrin Dündar, Şafak Dağhan, Ebru Cal
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Rehabilitation Descriptive statistics business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Medical record Dentistry Oral health Assessment index Test (assessment) Quality of life medicine Physical therapy Dentures business
Zdroj:	Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 15:1151-1157
ISSN:	1444-1586
Popis:	Aim The aim of the present study was to determine the changes in oral health-related quality of life before and 3 months after dental rehabilitation among geriatric patients residing in a state-owned nursing home, using the General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Methods Data from 40 patients were collected through the administration of a structured questionnaire, as well as from medical records and intraoral examinations. Sociodemographic and behavioral variables, and denture use/length of use were recorded. The GOHAI questionnaire was completed before and 3 months after dental rehabilitation by the same examiner. Normality of the GOHAI scores was examined with the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ancova and ancova (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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