Dissertação
Impacto da saúde oral e fatores sociodemográficos na qualidade de vida da população idosa
Fecha
2016-08-19Registro en:
DALLASTA, Thaís Cauduro. IMPACTO DA SAÚDE ORAL E FATORES SOCIODEMOGRÁFICOS NA
QUALIDADE DE VIDA DA POPULAÇÃO IDOSA. 2016. 64 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde) - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 2016.
Autor
Dallasta, Thaís Cauduro
Institución
Resumen
Introduction: The quality of life related to oral health is a multidimensional concept
that includes the subjective evaluation of the oral health of the individual, functional
aspects, general well-being, emotional well-being, expectations and satisfaction with
their self-care. Furthermore, it is part of the general state of health and wellness. This
paer is to assess the impact of oral health and sociodemographic factors in life quality
of elderly people. Methods: A cross-sectional survey with elderly participants in a
social group in Santa Maria, RS state, was performed. Data were collected in the same
living group by previously trained interviewers. It was used for data collection, the
instrument Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP -14), and a structured interview
addressing sociodemographic and health issues. Data were analyzed using STATA
13.0 (Stata 13.0 for Windows; Stata Corporation, College Station, TX, USA). The
descriptive analysis provided the statistics of clinical and sociodemographic
characteristics as well as the average values of OHIP-14 scores and their respective
domains. The differences between the mean scores of OHIP-14 according to the
clinical and sociodemographic variables were statistically compared using the Mann-
Whitney test, adopting a significance level of 5%. The conducted study design was
approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Santa Maria and all
participants signed a term of consent form. Results: A total of 64 subjects were
analyzed. The average age was 69.8 years, ranging from 60 to 88 years. BMI ranged
from 17.99 to 42.64 kg/m (average of 28.28 ± 5.05 kg/m²), and 53, 13% (34/64) had
normal weight, 15.62% (10/64) low weight and 31.25% (20/64) had obesity according
to BMI classification. The mean weight was 68.7 kg ranging from 46.3 kg to 107.9 kg.
The highest average of the total scores of OHIP-14 was observed in subjects who had
low education (<5 years), low income (≤ R $ 2,500), altered taste, difficulty in feeling
the taste of food, which were depressed and malnourished. Schooling also associated
with OHIP-14 scores in the psychological discomfort and disability fields, just as
changes in taste also influenced the areas of functional limitation and disability.
Individuals malnourished worsened their quality of life when compared to individuals
with excess weight in the total scores and disability domain. Conclusion: Oral
disorders associated with worse quality of life were found in elderly women who had
low family income, low education and those who had a worse nutritional diagnosis.