Artículo de revista
Chilean patients’ perception of oral health-related quality of life after third molar surgery
Fecha
2016Registro en:
Patient Preference and Adherence, Volumen 10, 2016, Pages 1719–1725.
1177889X
10.2147/PPA.S106814
Autor
Aravena, Pedro
Delgado, Felipe
Olave, Hugo
Ulloa Marín, Carolina
Pérez-Rojas, Francisco
Institución
Resumen
Objective: To describe the perception of the quality of life in oral health based on the
Health-Related Quality of Life instrument in its Spanish version (HRQOL-sp) in Chilean patients
with third molar extraction surgery.
Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study. The HRQOL-sp was administered to dental
patients at the Public Hospital in Rio Bueno in southern Chile treated for unilateral third molar
extraction between March and June 2014. The instrument was applied by phone survey on the
first, third, fifth, and seventh days after surgery. For the ordinal scale, the response was considered interference in the quality of life when patients selected the options “quite a bit of trouble”
or “lots of trouble” for oral function and general activity; and selected complications-related
signs and symptoms, a pain level score with a Verbal Rating Scale (range 0 to 7), and worst
pain perceived. The patient’s sociodemographic data, type of surgery, and the quality of life
level were analyzed according to the domains of the HRQOL-sp instrument.
Results: A total of 106 patients were selected (age: 20.4±7.39 years; 71.7% women) and a total
of 127 extracted third molars. On the first day of follow-up, most patients reported interference
in their quality of life. The main problems were difficulty opening the mouth (50.94%) and
swelling (83.02%). The worst symptom perceived was “bad breath” (.31%) and the worst
pain felt was a mean of 4.31±1.62 on the Verbal Rating Scale. All items gradually reduced
until the seventh day.
Conclusion: The HRQOL-sp revealed substantial interference in the quality of life on the first
postoperative day. It is suggested that the risk factors associated with quality of life be analyzed
and the instrument in Spanish be validated.