Oral health-related impact on daily life in a sample of adults of Tubarao city, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Impacto das condições de saúde bucal na qualidade de vida de um grupo de adultos da cidade de Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brasil
Lacerda, Josimari Telino de; Bona, Camila de; Tacca, Franciele; Traebert, Jefferson
Rev. odontol. UNESP, vol.38, n3, p.148-153, 2009
Abstract
The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of oral health conditions on the quality of life in relation to pain and discomfort, dental aesthetics and function limitation in a sample of adults of Tubarao city, Santa Catarina. A cross-sectional study involving 222 individuals who sought for treatment at the dental clinics of University of South Santa Catarina was performed. Dental aesthetics was normatively considered by the presence of cavities or missing teeth in the anterior lower and upper segments. Function limitation was represented by prosthetic need defined by a dentist. Pain and discomfort were represented by the patient’s report of orofacial pain and discomfort. Clinical data were collected according to WHO criteria. Oral health-related impact was assessed through the Oral Impact on Daily Performance Indicator. General oral health-related impact was referred by 67.1% of the sample. The frequency of physical impact was 60.8% and the psychosocial impact was 45.5%. The frequency of impact was 2.28 times greater among patients who reported orofacial pain if compared to those who did not report orofacial pain. In the physical performance it was 2.02 times greater and in the psychosocial performance it was 1.81 times greater. In this last performance, the impact was also 1.50 times greater among patients presenting missing or cavities in anterior teeth if compared to those who did not presented. It could be concluded that oral health conditions generated a significant impact on individuals’ quality of life.
Keywords
Orofacial pain, oral health, quality of life, social impact indicators.
Resumo
Objetivou-se estimar o impacto das condições de saúde bucal sobre a qualidade de vida em relação à dor e desconforto, estética dentária e limitação da função em uma amostra de adultos da cidade de Tubarão, Santa Catarina. Foi realizado um estudo transversal, envolvendo 222 indivíduos que procuraram tratamento nas clínicas odontológicas da Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. A estética dentária foi determinada de forma normativa pela presença de cavidades de cárie nos dentes anteriores ou por sua falta. A limitação da função foi representada pela necessidade de prótese definida por um dentista. Os dados de dor e desconforto foram obtidos por meio de relato do paciente. Os dados clínicos foram obtidos de acordo com critérios da OMS. O impacto das condições bucais no desempenho diário foi mensurado pelo indicador Impacto Oral no Desempenho Diário. Os resultados mostraram que o impacto geral foi referido por 67,1% da amostra. A frequência do impacto no domínio físico foi 60,8% e no domínio psicossocial, 45,5%. A frequência do impacto geral foi 2,28 vezes maior entre aqueles que relataram dor orofacial se comparados àqueles que não relataram dor. No desempenho físico, o impacto foi 2,02 vezes maior e no desempenho psicossocial foi 1,81 vezes maior. Neste último desempenho, o impacto foi também 1,50 vezes maior entre os pacientes com a presença de cárie ou ausência de dentes anteriores se comparados com os que não apresentavam estas condições. Pode-se concluir que as condições de saúde bucal geraram impacto significativo sobre a qualidade de vida dos indivíduos.
Palavras-chave
Dor orofacial, indicadores de impacto social, qualidade de vida, saúde bucal.
References
1. Cohen L, Jago J. Toward formulation of sociodental indicators. Int J Health Serv. 1976;6:681-98.
2. Sheiham A, Steele JG, Marcenes W, Tsakos G, Finch S, Walls AMG. Prevalence of impacts of dental and oral disorders and their effects on eating among older people; a national survey in Great Britain. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2001;28:195-200.
3. Biazevic MG, Michel-Crosato E, Lagher F, Pooter CE, Correa SL, Grasel CE. Impact of oral health on quality of life among the elderly population of Joacaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Braz Oral Res. 2004;18:85-91.
4. Leão A, Sheiham A. A relation between clinical dental status and subjective impacts on daily living. J Dent Res. 1995;74:1408-13.
5. World Health Organization. Programme on mental health. WHOQOL. Measuring quality of life. Geneva: WHO/ MAS/MNH/PSF 97.4.1997.
6. Gomes AS, Abegg C. O impacto odontológico no desempenho diário dos trabalhadores do departamento municipal de limpeza urbana de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Cad Saude Publica. 2007;23:1707-14.
7. Cushing A, Sheiham A, Maizels J. Developing sociodental indicators – the social impact of dental disease. Community Dent Health. 1986;3:3-17.
8. Slade GD. Measuring oral health and quality of life. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina; 1997.
9. Kieffer JM, Hoogstraten J. On the severity of impacts captured by the dimensions of the Oral Health Impact Profile. Eur J Oral Sci 2008;116:153-6.
10. Melas F, Marcenes W, Wright PS. Oral health impact on daily performance in patients with implantstabilized overdentures and patients with conventional complete dentures. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implant. 2001;16:700-12.
11. World Health Organization. Oral Health Surveys: Basic Methods. 4th ed. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1997.
12. Adulyanon S, Sheiham A. Oral impacts on daily performances. In: Slade GD, editor. Measuring oral health and quality of life. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina;1997. p.20-35.
13. Goes PSA. The prevalence and impact of dental pain in Brazilian school children and their families [PhD Thesis]. London: University of London; 2001.
14. Peres MA, Traebert J, Marcenes W. Calibração de examinadores para estudos epidemiológicos de cárie dentária. Cad Saúde Pública. 2001;17:153-9.
15. McGrath C, Bedi R, Gilthorpe MS. Oral health related quality of life – views of the public in the United Kingdom. Community Dent Health 2000;17:3-7.
16. Biazevic MG, Rissotto RR, Michel-Crosato E, Mendes LA, Mendes MO. Relationship between oral health and its impact on quality of life among adolescents. Braz Oral Res. 2008;22:36-42.
17. Marino R, Schofield M, Wright C, Calache H, Minichiello V. Self-reported and clinically determined oral health status predictors for quality of life in dentate older migrant adults. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2008;36:85-94.
18. Lacerda JT, Castilho EA, Calvo MCM, Freitas SFT. Saúde bucal e o desempenho diário de adultos em Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Cad Saude Publica. 2008;24:1846-58.
Facebook
Google+
Twitter
LinkedIn
Mendeley
StumbleUpon
CiteULike
Reddit
Email