Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of life of high schoolers related to oral health. The subjects in this study were 287 high school students, on whom a survey was conducted. After the collected data were analyzed, the following findings were given: 1. As for self-perceived oral health state, 34.8 percent of the high schoolers investigated found themselves to be in a good oral health, and 65.2 percent didn't. In regard to concern for oral health, 15.7 percent showed a lot of interest, and 52.6 percent were a little interested. 31.7 percent had no interest in that. 2. Out of the oral health impact profile (OHIP) areas, they scored highest on the area of physical pain(2.24) and lowest on the area of social disadvantage(1.35). The overall oral health impact profile was 1.66. 3. Concerning relationship between general characteristics and the OHIP areas, the high school boys got significantly higher scores on the area of social disadvantage, and those who had ever visited dentist's offices scored statistically significantly higher on the areas of physical pain and mental insecurity. 4. Regarding connections between concern for oral health and the OHIP areas, those who were very interested in oral health got statistically significantly higher scores on every area. 5. As to the correlation among the OHIP areas, there was a statistically significantly positive correlation among all the areas.
본 연구는 고등학생들의 구강건강관련 삶의 질을 알아보기 위해 일부 고등학교 학생 287명을 대상으로 설문조사 한 후 그 결과를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 현재 인지하고 있는 구강상태 정도는 '건강하다'가 34.8%, 그렇지 않은 경우가 65.2%로 나타났으며, 구강건강에 대한 관심정도는 '아주 관심이 많다' 15.7%, '조금 관심이 있다' 52.6%인 반면, 별로 관심이 없거나 전혀 관심이 없는 경우는 31.7%로 나타났다. 2. OHIP 세부영역 중 신체적 동통영역이 2.24로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 사회적 불리영역이 1.35로 가장 낮았고, 전체 구강건강영향지수는 1.66으로 나타났다. 3. 일반적 특성에 따른 OHIP 세부영역 중 남자가 사회적 불리영역에서 유의하게 높았고, 치과방문경험이 있는 경우가 신체적 동통영역과 정신적 불안영역에서 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다. 4. 구강건강관심도에 따른 OHIP 세부영역별 차이에 있어서는 매우 관심이 있는 경우가 모든 영역에서 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다. 5. OHIP 세부영역간의 상관관계는 모두 통계적으로 유의한 순 상관관계를 보였다.
