Effects of Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) on Depression and Quality of Life among Community-dwelling Korean Elderly Persons.
10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.3.338
- Author:
Hung Sa LEE
1
;
Chunmi KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Oral health;
Depression;
Quality of life
- MeSH:
Aged;
Depression;
Eating;
Female;
Humans;
Oral Health;
Quality of Life;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2012;23(3):338-346
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between oral health impact profile, depression and quality of life among community-dwelling elderly persons in South Korea. METHODS: The design of this research was cross-sectional descriptive study. The participants were 266 community-dwelling individuals aged 65 and older. Data were collected from November 20 to December 20, 2011. The measurements for assessing the subjects' oral health, depression, quality of life were OHIP-14, GDS-SF and QOL. Data were collected using self-administered or interviewer-administered questionnaires. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: The participants' mean age was 77.68, and 86.5% were female, 42.9% were living-alone elders. Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis found that oral health impact profile was significantly associated with depression (r=-.622, p<.001), QOL (r=-.400, p<.001), number of disease (r=.298, p<.001), age (r=.198, p=.002), education (r=-.149, p=.015), eating habit (r=.185, p=.003). The QOL was explained 54.7% by depression (beta=-.619), oral health impact profile (beta=-.127), number of benefited welfare service (beta=.235), perceived health (beta=-.327), eating habit (beta=-.094) using stepwise multiple regression analysis. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that the intervention program of oral health promotion for community-dwelling elders is needed from now on.
